São Bartolomeu River Basin Environmental Protection Area

São Bartolomeu River Basin Environmental Protection Area
Área de Proteção Ambiental da Bacia do Rio São Bartolomeu
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Map showing the location of São Bartolomeu River Basin Environmental Protection Area
Map showing the location of São Bartolomeu River Basin Environmental Protection Area
Location in Brazil
Coordinates15°50′53″S 47°42′47″W / 15.848°S 47.713°W / -15.848; -47.713
Area82,680 hectares (204,300 acres)
DesignationEnvironmental Protection Area
Created7 November 1983

The São Bartolomeu River Basin Environmental Protection Area (Portuguese: Área de Proteção Ambiental da Bacia do Rio São Bartolomeu) is a protected area in the Federal District, Brazil.

Location

The environmental protected area contains samples of the Cerrado biome. It covers 82,680 hectares (204,300 acres). It was created on 7 November 1983 and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.[1] The environmental protected area has territory distributed over the administrative regions of São Sebastião, Jardim Botânico, Paranoá, Itapoã, Sobradinho and Planaltina, in the Federal District.[2]

Conservation

The area is IUCN protected area category V (protected landscape/seascape). The purpose is to protect biological diversity, control human occupation and ensure sustainable use of natural resources.[2] The area is an important corridor between the Águas Emendadas Ecological Station and the protected environment areas of Cafuringa, Lago Paranoá and the Gama and Cabeça-de-Veado basins. It contains all types of vegetation from the cerrado and the campos rupestres. Fauna include various specimens of native wildlife.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Àrea de Proteção Ambiental ... Chico Mendes.
  2. ^ a b Unidade de Conservação ... MMA.
  3. ^ Área de Proteção Ambiental da Bacia do Rio São Bartolomeu – Via Rural.

Sources

  • Àrea de Proteção Ambiental da Bacia do Rio São Bartolomeu (in Portuguese), Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, retrieved 2016-04-20
  • Unidade de Conservação: Área de Proteção Ambiental da Bacia do Rio São Bartolomeu (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-20