Cocorobó Area of Relevant Ecological Interest
| Cocorobó Area of Relevant Ecological Interest | |
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| Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico Cocorobó | |
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| Nearest city | Jeremoabo, Bahia |
| Coordinates | 9°49′52″S 38°49′52″W / 9.831218°S 38.831030°W |
| Area | 7,473.45 hectares (18,467.3 acres) |
| Designation | Area of relevant ecological interest |
| Created | 5 June 1984 |
| Administrator | Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation |
The Cocorobó Area of Relevant Ecological Interest (Portuguese: Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico Cocorobó) is an area of relevant ecological interest in the state of Bahia, Brazil.
Location[edit]
The Cocorobó Area of Relevant Ecological Interest is in the municipality of Jeremoabo, Bahia. It has an area of 7,473.45 hectares (18,467.3 acres). It is in the caatinga biome.[1] The area is just north of highway BR-235. The Riacho do Cipó, a tributary of the Vaza-Barris River, flows through the western half of the area from north to south.[2]
History[edit]
The Cocorobó Area of Relevant Ecological Interest was created on 5 June 1984. Its objectives are to maintain a natural ecosystem of regional or local importance and regulate use to conserve nature.[1] The area is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).[3] It became part of the Caatinga Ecological Corridor, created in May 2006.[4]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico Cocorobó – MMA.
- ^ Arie Corobobó – ICMBio, Mapa Interativo.
- ^ Arie Corobobó – ICMBio.
- ^ Ganem 2016, p. 393.
Sources[edit]
- Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico Cocorobó (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, archived from the original on 2013-11-16, retrieved 2016-11-02
- Arie Corobobó (in Portuguese), ICMBio: Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, archived from the original on 2016-11-04, retrieved 2016-11-02
- Ganem, Roseli Senna (2016), "Gestão integrada da biodiversidade: corredores, mosaicos e reservas da biosfera" (PDF), Conservação da Biodiversidade Legislação e Políticas Públicas (in Portuguese), archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-04, retrieved 2016-11-01