Natural monuments or features in Brazil
Published: May 29, 2009, 1:22 am
Updated: May 29, 2009, 1:22 am
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Juan Pablo ArceThe following is a list of protected areas in Brazil considered "Natural monuments or features" under the IUCN Protected Area Management Categories (category III). That is, protected areas set aside to protect a specific natural monument, which can be a land form, sea mount, submarine cavern, geological feature such as a cave or even a living feature such as an ancient grove. They are generally quite small protected areas and often have high visitor value.
This list is drawn from the 2009 World Database on Protected Areas:
Site Name | Marine or
Terrestrial | Total
Area
(ha) | Total
Marine
Area
(ha) |
Árvores Fossilizadas do Est. do Tocantins (State Nature Monument) | Terrestrial | 29,370 | |
Banhado dos Pachecos (State Wildlife Refuge) | Terrestrial | 2,608 | |
Cachoeira do Ferro Doido (State Nature Monument) | Terrestrial | 400 | |
Campos de Palmas (Wildlife Refuge) | Terrestrial | 16,582 | |
Corixão da Mata Azul (State Wildlife Refuge) | Terrestrial | 40,000 | |
Falésias de Beberibe (State Nature Monument) | Terrestrial | 31 | |
Ilha dos Lobos (Wildlife Refuge) | Both | 2 | 5 |
Monólitos de Quixadá (State Nature Monument) | Terrestrial | 16,636 | |
Quelônio do Araguaia (State Wildlife Refuge) | Terrestrial | 60,000 | |
Rio Cristalino (State Wildlife Refuge) | Terrestrial | 36,950 | |
Rio das Mortes (State Wildlife Refuge) | Terrestrial | 78,436 | |
Vale do Dinossauro (State Nature Monument) | Terrestrial | 186 | |
Veredas do Oeste Baiano (Wildlife Refuge) | Terrestrial | 128,521 | |
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Further Reading:
- World Resources Institute
- World Database on Protected Areas
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Elisa Triana (Contributing Author);WDPA (Content Source);Juan Pablo Arce (Topic Editor) "Natural monuments or features in Brazil". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth May 29, 2009; Last revised Date May 29, 2009; Retrieved May 26, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Natural_monuments_or_features_in_Brazil>
The following is a list of protected areas in Brazil considered "Natural monuments or features" under the IUCN Protected Area Management Categories (category III). That is, protected areas set aside to protect a specific natural monument, which can be a land form, sea mount, submarine cavern, geological feature such as a cave or even a living feature such as an ancient grove. They are generally quite small protected areas and often have high visitor value.
This list is drawn from the 2009 World Database on Protected Areas:
Site Name | Marine or
Terrestrial | Total
Area
(ha) | Total
Marine
Area
(ha) |
Árvores Fossilizadas do Est. do Tocantins (State Nature Monument) | Terrestrial | 29,370 | |
Banhado dos Pachecos (State Wildlife Refuge) | Terrestrial | 2,608 | |
Cachoeira do Ferro Doido (State Nature Monument) | Terrestrial | 400 | |
Campos de Palmas (Wildlife Refuge) | Terrestrial | 16,582 | |
Corixão da Mata Azul (State Wildlife Refuge) | Terrestrial | 40,000 | |
Falésias de Beberibe (State Nature Monument) | Terrestrial | 31 | |
Ilha dos Lobos (Wildlife Refuge) | Both | 2 | 5 |
Monólitos de Quixadá (State Nature Monument) | Terrestrial | 16,636 | |
Quelônio do Araguaia (State Wildlife Refuge) | Terrestrial | 60,000 | |
Rio Cristalino (State Wildlife Refuge) | Terrestrial | 36,950 | |
Rio das Mortes (State Wildlife Refuge) | Terrestrial | 78,436 | |
Vale do Dinossauro (State Nature Monument) | Terrestrial | 186 | |
Veredas do Oeste Baiano (Wildlife Refuge) | Terrestrial | 128,521 | |
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Further Reading:
- World Resources Institute
- World Database on Protected Areas
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