Iquê Ecological Station

Iquê Ecological Station
Estação Ecológica do Iquê
Map showing the location of Iquê Ecological Station

Location in Brazil

Nearest city Vilhena, Rondônia
Coordinates 11°57′18″S 59°15′25″W / 11.955°S 59.257°W / -11.955; -59.257Coordinates: 11°57′18″S 59°15′25″W / 11.955°S 59.257°W / -11.955; -59.257
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]

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