Javari-Buriti Area of Relevant Ecological Interest
The Javari-Buriti Area of Relevant Ecological Interest (Portuguese: Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico Javari-Buriti) is an area of relevant ecological interest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. LocationThe Javari-Buriti Area of Relevant Ecological Interest (ARIE) is in the municipality of Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas. It has an area of 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres).[1][a] It is bonded to the east by the Jutaí-Solimões Ecological Station and to the north by the Solimões River. The western boundary is a few kilometers east of a channel of the Solimões. It is bounded to the south by the eastern portion of the Betânia Indigenous Territory, which overlaps with the Jutaí-Solimões Ecological Station.[3] HistoryThe Javari-Buriti Area of Relevant Ecological Interest was created by federal decree 91.886 of 5 November 1985.[4] The purpose was to protect an area of Buriti palm forests and associated fauna.[5] It is classed as IUCN protected area category IV (habitat/species management area) with the objective of maintaining natural ecosystems of regional or local importance and regulating use to make it compatible with conservation of nature.[6] It became part of the Central Amazon Ecological Corridor, created in 2002.[7] The ARIE is administered by the federal Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.[2] Notes
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