Roberto Ribas Lange State Park

The Roberto Ribas Lange State Park (Portuguese: Parque Estadual Roberto Ribas Lange) is a State park in the state of Paraná, Brazil. It protects an area holding remnants of Atlantic Forest.

Roberto Ribas Lange State Park
Parque Estadual Roberto Ribas Lange
Map showing the location of Roberto Ribas Lange State Park
Map showing the location of Roberto Ribas Lange State Park
Nearest cityAntonina, Paraná
Coordinates25°19′47″S 48°52′03″W / 25.329786°S 48.867486°W / -25.329786; -48.867486
Area2,698.69 hectares (6,668.6 acres)
DesignationState park
Created21 November 1994
AdministratorInstituto Ambiental do Paraná

Location edit

The Roberto Ribas Lange State Park is divided between the municipalities of Antonina (28.77%), Campina Grande do Sul (9.75%) and Morretes (61.48%) in Paraná.[1] It has an area of 2,698.69 hectares (6,668.6 acres). As of 2016 the park was not open to visitors.[2] It adjoins the 4,334 hectares (10,710 acres) Pico Paraná State Park to the south.[3] The conservation unit is part of the Lagamar Mosaic.[4]

History edit

The Agudo da Cotia State Park was created by decree 7.301 of 24 September 1990.[5] The Roberto Ribas Lange State Park was created by state decree 4.267 of 21 November 1994, with an area of 2,698.69 hectares (6,668.6 acres). Of this, 1,009 hectares (2,490 acres) belonged to the Agudos da Cotia State Park, which was revoked. The objective is to protect remnants of Atlantic Forest, and their biodiversity.[2] Administrative responsibility was given to the Environmental Institute of Paraná (IAP).[6]

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Sources edit

  • "Antonina: Parque Estadual Roberto Ribas Lange", Nosso Litoral do Paraná (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-11-17
  • Pereira, Mário; Sorotiuk, Vitório (21 November 1994), Decreto nº 4.267 de 21 de Novembro de 1994 (PDF) (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-11-17
  • PES Roberto Ribas Lange (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-17
  • Ponto Mais Alto do Sul do País Fica no Parque Estadual Pico Paraná (in Portuguese), Paraná Turismo, 22 September 2015, retrieved 2016-11-19
  • Unidades de Conservação - Mosaico do Litoral Sul de São Paulo e do Litoral do Paraná - LAGAMAR (in Portuguese), ICMBio, retrieved 2016-09-19