Serra de Tabatinga Environmental Protection Area
10°18′40″S 45°48′43″W / 10.311°S 45.812°W / -10.311; -45.812Area 35,185 hectares (86,940 acres) Designation Environmental Protection Area Created 6 June 1990
Serra de Tabatinga Environmental Protection Area (Portuguese: Área de Proteção Ambiental da Serra de Tabatinga) is a protected area in the states of Tocantins and Maranhão, Brazil. It is in the Cerrado biome.
Location
The Serra de Tabatinga Environmental Protection Area in the Cerrado biome, which covers 35,185 hectares (86,940 acres), was created on 6 June 1990. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.[1] It is in the municipality of Barreiras in the state of Piauí .[2]
Conservation
The area is classed as IUCN protected area category V, protected landscape/seascape. The purpose is to protect biological diversity, control human occupation and ensure the sustainable use of natural resources.[2] Specifically, the unit was created to protect the headwaters of the Parnaíba River to ensure water quality.[3]
Notes
Sources
- Área de Proteção Ambiental da Serra de Tabatinga (in Portuguese), Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, retrieved 2016-04-22
- Área de Proteção Ambiental Serra da Tabatinga (in Portuguese), Via Rural, retrieved 2016-04-22
- Unidade de Conservação: Área de Proteção Ambiental da Serra de Tabatinga (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-22
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Environmental protection area (Brazil)
- Anhatomirim
- Baixada Maranhense
- Barra do Rio Mamanguape
- Cairuçu
- Cananéia-Iguape-Peruíbe
- Carste de Lagoa Santa
- Cavernas do Peruaçu
- Descoberto River Basin
- Fernando de Noronha
- Guapimirim
- Guaraqueçaba
- Ibirapuitã
- Igarapé Gelado
- Morro da Pedreira
- Petrópolis
- Piaçabuçu
- São Bartolomeu River Basin
- Serra da Mantiqueira
- Serra de Tabatinga
