Protected areas of Brazil
Encyclopedia
This is a list of protected areas of Brazil according to the National System of Conservation Units (SNUC), a formal, unified system for federal, state and municipal parks created in 2000.
Biological Reserves
- Poço das Antas Biological ReservePoço das Antas Biological ReservePoço das Antas Biological Reserve is a biological reserve located in Brazil. The Poço das Antas Biological Reserve is located in southern Brazil, close to the cities of Garibaldi and Lajeado, and is only two hours from the state's capital of Rio de Janeiro...
- Atol das Rocas Biological ReserveAtol das Rocas Biological ReserveAtol das Rocas Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil. The reserve is located on the Atol das Rocas, an atoll 144 miles northeast of the Brazilian coast. The Atol das Rocas Biological Reserve was created in 1979 as to protect nesting green turtles and migratory marine birds....
- Jaru Biological ReserveJaru Biological ReserveJaru Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in the state of Rondônia in Brazil....
- Rio Trombetas Biological ReserveRio Trombetas Biological ReserveRio Trombetas Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Lago Piratuba Biological ReserveLago Piratuba Biological ReserveLago Piratuba Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Una Biological ReserveUna Biological ReserveUna Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil.Found in the Atlantic Forest in Eastern Brazil; it contains a diversity of flora as well as holding a population of the "Critically Endangered" species the yellow-breasted capuchin....
- Abufari Biological ReserveAbufari Biological ReserveAbufari Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Córrego do Veado Biological ReserveCórrego do Veado Biological ReserveCórrego do Desveado Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Guaporé Biological ReserveGuaporé Biological ReserveGuaporé Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Augusto Ruschi Biological ReserveAugusto Ruschi Biological ReserveAugusto Ruschi Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Serra Negra Biological ReserveSerra Negra Biological ReserveSerra Negra Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Sooretama Biological ReserveSooretama Biological ReserveSooretama Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Saltinho Biological ReserveSaltinho Biological ReserveSaltinho Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Comboios Biological ReserveComboios Biological ReserveComboios Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Gurupi Biological ReserveGurupi Biological ReserveGurupi Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in the State of Maranhão, in Brazil. Created by decree n.º: 95.614 of 12 July 1988, it has 341.650 ha. Studies with plants, butterflies and birds classify this biological reserve as one of the 12 pleistocenic refuges in the Brazilian Amazon Forest...
- Santa Isabel Biological ReserveSanta Isabel Biological ReserveSanta Isabel Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Córrego Grande Biological ReserveCórrego Grande Biological ReserveCórrego Grande Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Tapirapé Biological ReserveTapirapé Biological ReserveTapirapé Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Tinguá Biological ReserveTinguá Biological ReserveTinguá Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Pedra Talhada Biological ReservePedra Talhada Biological ReservePedra Talhada Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Guaribas Biological ReserveGuaribas Biological ReserveGuaribas Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Marinha do Arvoredo Biological Reserve
- Uatumã Biological ReserveUatumã Biological ReserveUatumã Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in the state of Amazonas in Brazil....
- Mogi-Guaçu Biological Reserve
- Guaratiba Biological Reserve
- Praia do Sul Biological Reserve
- Apiacás Biological ReserveApiacás Biological ReserveApiacás Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in the State of Mato Grosso, in Brazil. Created by decree n.º: 1.357 of 1992, it has 100.000 ha. Innumerous expeditions passed through the Apiacás territory, notably the "paranistas" in the 18th and 19th centuries.-References:...
- Maracá Biological ReserveMaracá Biological ReserveMaracá Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in the State of Roraima, in Brazil. The biological reserve was created on 18 April 1979. The Ecological Station of Maracá, a 110.000 hectare forested island, is administered by SEMA Maracá Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in the State of...
- Jaíba Biological ReserveJaíba Biological ReserveJaíba Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Lapinha Biological ReserveLapinha Biological ReserveLapinha Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Pindorama Biological ReservePindorama Biological ReservePindorama Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Vila Facchini Biological ReserveVila Facchini Biological ReserveVila Facchini Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Fontes do Ipiranga Biological ReserveFontes do Ipiranga Biological ReserveFontes do Ipiranga Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Andradina Biological ReserveAndradina Biological ReserveAndradina Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Perobas Biological ReservePerobas Biological ReservePerobas Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Mata Paludosa Biological ReserveMata Paludosa Biological ReserveMata Paludosa Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Canela Preta Biological ReserveCanela Preta Biological ReserveCanela Preta Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Carmo da Mata Biological ReserveCarmo da Mata Biological ReserveCarmo da Mata Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Colônia 31 de Março Biological ReserveColônia 31 de Março Biological ReserveColônia 31 de Março Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Professor José Ângelo Rizzo Biological ReserveProfessor José Ângelo Rizzo Biological ReserveProfessor José Ângelo Rizzo Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Banhados do Delta Biological ReserveBanhados do Delta Biological ReserveBanhados do Delta Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Fazenda São Mateus Biological ReserveFazenda São Mateus Biological ReserveFazenda São Mateus Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- São Sebastião do Paraíso Biological ReserveSão Sebastião do Paraíso Biological ReserveSão Sebastião do Paraíso Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Ilha do Cabo Frio Biological ReserveIlha do Cabo Frio Biological ReserveIlha do cabo Frio Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Tamboré Biological ReserveTamboré Biological ReserveTamboré Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- São Camilo Biological ReserveSão Camilo Biological ReserveSão Camilo Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Ibirapuitã Biological ReserveIbirapuitã Biological ReserveIbirapuitã Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Lami José Lutzenberger Biological ReserveLami José Lutzenberger Biological ReserveLami José Lutzenberger Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- São Donato Biological ReserveSão Donato Biological ReserveSão Donato Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Mata do Jambreiro Biological ReserveMata do Jambreiro Biological ReserveMata do Jambreiro Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Santa Rita Biological ReserveSanta Rita Biological ReserveSanta Rita Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Mata do Acauã Biological ReserveMata do Acauã Biological ReserveMata do Acauã Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
- Mata dos Ausentes Biological ReserveMata dos Ausentes Biological ReserveMata dos Ausentes Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in Brazil....
Ecological Reserves
- Alcobaça Ecological ReserveAlcobaça Ecological ReserveAlcobaça Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve in Brazil....
- Ilha dos LobosIlha dos LobosIlha dos Lobos is a small island on the Atlantic coast of Torres, Rio Grande do Sul state in Brazil.- Origin of the name :The island's name comes from the fur seals that are commonly observed on the island....
Ecological Reserve - Juami-Japurá Ecological ReserveJuami-Japurá Ecological ReserveJuami-Japurá Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve in Brazil....
- Jutaí-Solimões Ecological ReserveJutaí-Solimões Ecological ReserveJutaí-Solimões Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve in the state of Amazonas in Brazil....
- Raso da Catarina Ecological ReserveRaso da Catarina Ecological ReserveRaso da Catarina Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve in the state of Bahia in Brazil....
- RECOR Ecological ReserveRECOR Ecological ReserveRECOR Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve in Brazil....
- Sauim-CastanheirasSauim-CastanheirasSauim-Castanheiras is an ecological reserve in the state of Manaus in Brazil.This ecological reserve was created in 1982 to protect a Brazil nut tree plantation and a population of tamarins....
Ecological Reserve
Ecological Stations
- Rio Acre Ecological StationRio Acre Ecological StationRio Acre Ecological Station is an ecological station in Brazil....
- Anavilhanas Ecological StationAnavilhanas Ecological StationAnavilhanas Ecological Station is an ecological station in Brazil in the state of Amazonas. The Anavilhanas archipelago includes hundreds of islands in the Rio Negro. An area of 350,000 hectares with a perimeter of 380 km has been put forward by the Brazilian government as a tentative World...
- Maracá-Jipioca Ecological StationMaracá-Jipioca Ecological StationMaracá-Jipioca Ecological Station is an ecological station in Brazil....
- Iquê Ecological StationIquê Ecological StationIquê Ecological Station is an ecological station in Brazil....
- Taiamã Ecological StationTaiamã Ecological StationTaiamã Ecological Station is an ecological station in Brazil....
- Uruçui-Una Ecological StationUruçui-Una Ecological StationUruçui-Una Ecological Station is an ecological station in Brazil....
- Maracá Ecological StationMaracá Ecological StationMaracá Ecological Station is an ecological station in the Brazilian city of Amapá, in the state of Amapá. The ecological station is entirely located in an island called Ilha de Maracá....
- Aracuri-Esmeralda Ecological StationAracuri-Esmeralda Ecological StationAracuri-Esmeralda Ecological Station is an ecological station in Brazil....
- Jari Ecological StationJari Ecological StationJari Ecological Station is an ecological station in Brazil....
- Serra das Araras Ecological StationSerra das Araras Ecological StationSerra das Araras Ecological Station is an ecological station in Brazil....
- Guaraqueçaba Ecological StationGuaraqueçaba Ecological StationGuaraqueçaba Ecological Station is an ecological station in Brazil....
- Seridó Ecological StationSeridó Ecological StationSeridó Ecological Station is an ecological station in Brazil....
- Caracaraí Ecological StationCaracaraí Ecological StationCaracaraí Ecological Station is an ecological station in the Federal Territory of Roraima in Brazil. It consists of 400,560 hectares....
- Juami-Japurá Ecological StationJuami-Japurá Ecological StationJuami-Japurá Ecological Station is an ecological station in Brazil....
- Niquiá Ecological StationNiquiá Ecological StationNiquiá Ecological Station is an ecological station in Brazil....
- Taim Ecological StationTaim Ecological StationThe Taim Ecological Station, administered by IBAMA , having an area of . It is located in a narrow land strip between the Atlantic Ocean and the Lagoa Mirim—Merín Lagoon...
- Tupiniquins Ecological StationTupiniquins Ecological StationTupiniquins Ecological Station is an ecological station in Brazil....
- Pirapitinga Ecological StationPirapitinga Ecological StationPirapitinga Ecological Station is an ecological station in Brazil, on an island in the lake formed by the dam in Três Marias, Minas Gerais....
- Carijós Ecological StationCarijós Ecological StationCarijós Ecological Station is an ecological station in Brazil....
- Tupinambás Ecological StationTupinambás Ecological StationTupinambás Ecological Station is an ecological station in Brazil....
- Tamoios Ecological StationTamoios Ecological StationTamoios Ecological Station is an ecological station in Brazil....
Environmental Protection Areas
- Petrópolis Environmental Protection AreaPetrópolis Environmental Protection AreaPetrópolis Environmental Protection Area is an Environmentally Protected Area of Brazil....
- Piaçabuçu Environmental Protection AreaPiaçabuçu Environmental Protection AreaPiaçabuçu Environmental Protection Area is an Environmentally Protected Area of Brazil....
- Bacia do Rio São Bartolomeu Environmental Protection AreaBacia do Rio São Bartolomeu Environmental Protection AreaBacia do Rio São Bartolomeu Environmental Protection Area is an Environmentally Protected Area of Brazil....
- Bacia do Rio Descoberto Environmental Protection AreaBacia do Rio Descoberto Environmental Protection AreaBacia do Rio Descoberto Environmental Protection Area is an Environmentally Protected Area of Brazil....
- Cairuçu Environmental Protection AreaCairuçu Environmental Protection AreaCairuçu Environmental Protection Area is an Environmentally Protected Area of Brazil....
- Quapi-Mirim Environmental Protection AreaQuapi-Mirim Environmental Protection AreaQuapi-Mirim Environmental Protection Area is an Environmentally Protected Area of Brazil....
- Jericoacoara Environmental Protection AreaJericoacoara Environmental Protection AreaJericoacoara Environmental Protection Area is an Environmentally Protected Area of Brazil....
- Cananéia-Iguape e Peruíbe Environmental Protection AreaCananéia-Iguape e Peruíbe Environmental Protection AreaCananéia-Iguape e Peruíbe Environmental Protection Area is an Environmentally Protected Area of Brazil....
- Serra da Mantiqueira Environmental Protection AreaSerra da Mantiqueira Environmental Protection AreaSerra da Mantiqueira Environmental Protection Area is an Environmentally Protected Area of Brazil....
- Guaraqueçaba Environmental Protection AreaGuaraqueçaba Environmental Protection AreaGuaraqueçaba Environmental Protection Area is an Environmentally Protected Area of Brazil....
- Fernando de Noronha Environmental Protection AreaFernando de Noronha Environmental Protection AreaFernando de Noronha Environmental Protection Area is an Environmentally Protected Area of Brazil....
- Igarapé Gelado Environmental Protection AreaIgarapé Gelado Environmental Protection AreaIgarapé Gelado Environmental Protection Area is an Environmentally Protected Area of Brazil....
- Cavernas do Peruaçu Environmental Protection AreaCavernas do Peruaçu Environmental Protection AreaCavernas do Peruaçu Environmental Protection Area is an Environmentally Protected Area of Brazil. On September 16th, 1998, this area was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List for its universal natural and cultural significance.- Archaeology :...
- Carste de Lagoa Santa Environmental Protection AreaCarste de Lagoa Santa Environmental Protection AreaCarste de Lagoa Santa Environmental Protection Area is an Environmentally Protected Area of Brazil....
- Morro da Pedreira Environmental Protection AreaMorro da Pedreira Environmental Protection AreaMorro da Pedreira Environmental Protection Area is an Environmentally Protected Area of Brazil....
- Serra de Tabatinga Environmental Protection AreaSerra de Tabatinga Environmental Protection AreaSerra de Tabatinga Environmental Protection Area is an Environmentally Protected Area of Brazil....
- Ibirapuitã Environmental Protection AreaIbirapuitã Environmental Protection AreaIbirapuitã Environmental Protection Area is an Environmentally Protected Area of Brazil....
- Anhatomirim Environmental Protection AreaAnhatomirim Environmental Protection AreaAnhatomirim Environmental Protection Area is an Environmentally Protected Area in Brazil....
- Barra do Rio Mamanguape Environmental Protection AreaBarra do Rio Mamanguape Environmental Protection AreaBarra do Rio Mamanguape Environmental Protection Area is an Environmentally Protected Area of Brazil....