Lagamar Mosaic

Lagamar Mosaic
Mosaico do Lagomar
Map showing the location of Lagamar Mosaic
Coordinates 25°01′08″S 48°01′37″W / 25.019°S 48.027°W / -25.019; -48.027Coordinates: 25°01′08″S 48°01′37″W / 25.019°S 48.027°W / -25.019; -48.027
Designation Protected area mosaic
Administrator ICMBio

The Lagamar Mosaic (Portuguese: Mosaico do Lagomar is a protected area mosaic that includes a number of conservation units in the states of São Paulo and Paraná, Brazil.

History

The Lagamar Mosaic was established by federal ordinance 150 of 8 May 2006. The project was supported by the "Mangroves of Brazil" project as a way of leveraging joint action among the municipal, state and federal mangrove conservation units.[1] In 2009 about 40% of the area was included as a pilot area of the "Mangroves of Brazil" project. The mosaic council was formed in October 2013, and included representatives of various government and civil society organisations.[1]

Scope and purpose

The mosaic includes strategic areas for conservation of the remaining mangroves of the south and southeast coasts of Brazil. Great effort is needed to preserve these areas, and also to preserve the traditional knowledge of the local population that depend on products of the native species.[1] As of June 2014 there were 52 conservation units in the mosaic, forming the largest continuous remnant of Atlantic forest in Brazil. A mosaic is defined as a set of protected areas, of the same or different categories, adjacent or nearby, and other public or private protected areas, that are managed in a joint or integrated manner. The conservation units are made more effective by coordinating their activities.[2]

Conservation units

Path in the Ilha do Mel State Park
Vegetation in the Superagui National Park

The Lagamar Mosaic contains the following units:[3]

Name Type Level
Boguaçu State park State
Bom Jesus[2] Biological reserve Federal
Campina do Encantado State park State
Cananéia-Iguape-Peruíbe Environmental Protection Area Federal
Chauás Ecological station State
Graciosa State park State
Guaraqueçaba Ecological station Federal
Guaraqueçaba Environmental Protection Area Federal
Guaratuba Environmental Protection Area State
Ilha Comprida Environmental Protection Area State
Ilha da Queimada Grande e Queimada Pequena Area of relevant ecological interest Federal
Ilha do Ameixal Area of relevant ecological interest Federal
Ilha do Cardoso State park State
Ilha do Mel Ecological station State
Ilha do Mel State park State
Jacupiranga[lower-alpha 1] State park State
Juréia-Itatins Ecological station State
Lagoa do Parado Municipal nature park Municipal
Mandira Extractive reserve Federal
Pau Oco State park State
Pico Paraná State park State
Pico do Marumbi State park State
Restinga Municipal nature park Municipal
Rio das Onças State park State
Rio Perequê Municipal nature park Municipal
Roberto Ribas Lange State park State
Saint-Hilaire/Lange National park Federal
Salto Morato Private natural heritage reserve Federal
Sebuí Private natural heritage reserve Federal
Serra da Baitaca State park State
Superagui National park Federal
Tupiniquins Ecological station Federal

Notes

  1. ↑ On 21 February 2008 the Jacupiranga State Park was dissolved and replaced by the much larger Jacupiranga Mosaic, containing three state parks and 11 other conservation units.[4]

Sources

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