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.
| Javari-Buriti Area of Relevant Ecological Interest | |
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| Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico Javari-Buriti | |
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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| Nearest city | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas |
| Coordinates | 3°06′03″S 67°49′06″W / 3.100754°S 67.818438°W |
| Area | 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) |
| Designation | Area of relevant ecological interest |
| Created | 5 November 1985 |
| Administrator | Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation |
Location edit
The 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]
History edit
The 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 edit
- ^ ARIE Javari-Buriti – ISA, Informações gerais.
- ^ a b Arie Javari Buriti – ICMBio.
- ^ ARIE Javari-Buriti – ISA, Informações gerais (mapa).
- ^ ARIE Javari-Buriti – ISA, Historico Juridico.
- ^ ARIE Javari-Buriti – ISA, Características.
- ^ Unidade de Conservação ... MMA.
- ^ CEC Central da Amazônia – ISA, Áreas relacionadas.
Sources edit
- Arie Javari Buriti (in Portuguese), ICMBio: Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, retrieved 2016-10-19
- ARIE Javari-Buriti (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-19
- CEC Central da Amazônia (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-17
- Unidade de Conservação: Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico Javari Buriti (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-10-19