São Bartolomeu River Basin Environmental Protection Area
The São Bartolomeu River Basin Environmental Protection Area (Portuguese: Área de Proteção Ambiental da Bacia do Rio São Bartolomeu) is a protected area in the Federal District, Brazil.
| São Bartolomeu River Basin Environmental Protection Area | |
|---|---|
| Área de Proteção Ambiental da Bacia do Rio São Bartolomeu | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
  Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates | 15°50′53″S 47°42′47″W |
| Area | 82,680 hectares (204,300 acres) |
| Designation | Environmental Protection Area |
| Created | 7 November 1983 |
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] The environmental protected area has territory distributed over the administrative regions of São Sebastião, Jardim Botânico, Paranoá, Itapoã, Sobradinho and Planaltina, 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 cerrado and the campos rupestres. Fauna include various specimens of native wildlife.[3]
Notes
Sources
- Àrea de Proteção Ambiental da Bacia do Rio São Bartolomeu (in Portuguese), Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, retrieved 2016-04-20
- "Área de Proteção Ambiental da Bacia do Rio São Bartolomeu", Via Rural (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-04-20
- Unidade de Conservação: Área de Proteção Ambiental da Bacia do Rio São Bartolomeu (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-20