Iquê Ecological Station
Iquê Ecological Station | |
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Estação Ecológica do Iquê | |
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve) | |
![]() ![]() Location in Brazil | |
Nearest city | Vilhena, Rondônia |
Coordinates | 11°57′18″S 59°15′25″W / 11.955°S 59.257°WCoordinates: 11°57′18″S 59°15′25″W / 11.955°S 59.257°W |
Area | 215,969 hectares (533,670 acres) |
Designation | Ecological station |
Created | 2 June 1981 |
Iquê Ecological Station (Portuguese: Estação Ecológica do Iquê) is an ecological station in the Juína municipality of Mato Grosso, Brazil.
History
The 215,969 hectares (533,670 acres) Ecological Station was created on 2 June 1981. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.[1] It was established to protect a sample of the ecosystem of the transition from the Amazon to the Cerrado. A reduction of 56,000 hectares (140,000 acres) from the initial area was made by agreement with the Fundação Nacional do Índio in view of the indigenous area of the Enauenê-Nauê people.[2]
Status
As of 2009 the Ecological Station was a "strict nature reserve" under IUCN protected area category Ia.[3] The climate is warm and humid, with average temperatures above 28 °C (82 °F). Annual rainfall is about 2,300 millimetres (91 in). The terrain is relatively flat. The ecology is under threat from diamond prospecting, which causes deforestation and pollution of the rivers.[2]
References
Sources
- Estação Ecológica do Iquê, Ambiente Brasil, retrieved 2016-04-15
- Estação Ecológica de Iquê (in Portuguese), CMIBC, retrieved 2016-04-15
- Triana, Elisa (29 May 2009), "Strict Nature Reserves in Brazil", The Encyclopedia of Earth, retrieved 2016-04-15