São Bartolomeu River Basin Environmental Protection Area

São Bartolomeu River Basin Environmental Protection Area
Área de Proteção Ambiental da Bacia do Rio São Bartolomeu
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Map showing the location of São Bartolomeu River Basin Environmental Protection Area

Location in Brazil

Nearest city Brasília, Federal District
Coordinates 15°50′53″S 47°42′47″W / 15.848°S 47.713°W / -15.848; -47.713Coordinates: 15°50′53″S 47°42′47″W / 15.848°S 47.713°W / -15.848; -47.713
Area 82,680 hectares (204,300 acres)
Designation Environmental Protection Area
Created 7 November 1983

The São Bartolomeu River Basin Environmental Protection Area (Portuguese: Área de Proteção Ambiental da Bacia do Rio São Bartolomeu) is a protected area]] near Brasília, the capital of Brazil.

Location

The environmental protected area contains samples of the Cerrado biome. It covers 82,680 hectares (204,300 acres). It was created on 7 November 1983 and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.[1] It is within the municipality of Brasília in the Federal District.[2]

Conservation

The area is IUCN protected area category V (protected landscape/seascape). The purpose is to protect biological diversity, control human occupation and ensure sustainable use of natural resources.[2] The area is an important corridor between the Águas Emendadas Ecological Station and the protected environment areas of Cafuringa, Lago Paranoá and the Gama and Cabeça-de-Veado basins. It contains all types of vegetation from the Carrado and the Campos Rupestres. Fauna include various specimens of native wildlife.[3]

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