Natural Monument (Brazil)

Waterfall of the São Francisco River in the Bahia city of Paulo Afonso

A Natural Monument (Portuguese: Monumento natural) in Brazil is a type of protected area of Brazil defined by law. The purpose of a natural monument to conserve unique or very beautiful natural sites.

Definition

The Natural Monument class of conservation unit was defined by the law 19/93 of 23 January 1993.^[1] This basic objective of this type of unit is to preserve natural sites that are unique and/or have great scenic beauty. They may be private property as long as the owner's use is compatible with the objectives. If not, the area is expropriated. The public may visit the natural monuments, and research may be conducted with permission of the responsible agency.^[2]

Selected list

• Beberibe Cliffs
• Capão da Amizade (Municipal)
• Ferro Doido Waterfall
• Frade e a Freira
• Grota do Angico
• Gruta do Lago Azul
• Cagarras Islands
• Lancinhas
• Morro da Pedreira Caves
• Morro de Santo Antônio
• Morros do Pão de Açúcar e Urca
• Pedra Grande (State)
• Pedra do Baú (State)
• Pedra do Colégio (Municipal)
• Pedra do Elefante
• Peter Lund (State)
• Pontões Capixabas (created in December 2002)
• Quixadá Monoliths
• Rio Formoso
• Rio São Francisco (created in June 2009)
• Serra das Torres (State)
• Subaé Canyons
• Tocantins Fossil Trees (Árvores Fossilizadas)
• Vale dos Dinossauros

Notes

1. Decreto-Lei n.º 19/93 de 23-01-1993 Versão: 1 -Artigo 8.º
2. Categorias de unidades de conservação.

Sources

• Categorias de unidades de conservação (in Portuguese), Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, retrieved 2016-04-23