Javari-Buriti Area of Relevant Ecological Interest
Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico Javari-Buriti
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Javari-Buriti Area of Relevant Ecological Interest
Map showing the location of Javari-Buriti Area of Relevant Ecological Interest
Nearest citySanto Antônio do Içá, Amazonas
Coordinates3°06′03″S 67°49′06″W / 3.100754°S 67.818438°W / -3.100754; -67.818438
Area15,000 hectares (37,000 acres)
DesignationArea of relevant ecological interest
Created5 November 1985
AdministratorChico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation

The Javari-Buriti Area of Relevant Ecological Interest (Portuguese: Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico Javari-Buriti) is an area of relevant ecological interest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.

Location

The Javari-Buriti Area of Relevant Ecological Interest (ARIE) is in the municipality of Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas. It has an area of 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres).[1][lower-alpha 1] It is bonded to the east by the Jutaí-Solimões Ecological Station and to the north by the Solimões River. The western boundary is a few kilometers east of a channel of the Solimões. It is bounded to the south by the eastern portion of the Betânia Indigenous Territory, which overlaps with the Jutaí-Solimões Ecological Station.[3]

History

The Javari-Buriti Area of Relevant Ecological Interest was created by federal decree 91.886 of 5 November 1985.[4] The purpose was to protect an area of Buriti palm forests and associated fauna.[5] It is classed as IUCN protected area category IV (habitat/species management area) with the objective of maintaining natural ecosystems of regional or local importance and regulating use to make it compatible with conservation of nature.[6] It became part of the Central Amazon Ecological Corridor, created in 2002.[7] The ARIE is administered by the federal Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Officially the area of 13,177.01 hectares (32,561.1 acres).[2]
  1. ↑ ARIE Javari-Buriti – ISA, Informações gerais.
  2. 1 2 Arie Javari Buriti – ICMBio.
  3. ↑ ARIE Javari-Buriti – ISA, Informações gerais (mapa).
  4. ↑ ARIE Javari-Buriti – ISA, Historico Juridico.
  5. ↑ ARIE Javari-Buriti – ISA, Características.
  6. ↑ Unidade de Conservação ... MMA.
  7. ↑ CEC Central da Amazônia – ISA, Áreas relacionadas.

Sources

  • Arie Javari Buriti (in Portuguese), ICMBio: Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, retrieved 2016-10-19
  • ARIE Javari-Buriti (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-19
  • CEC Central da Amazônia (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-17
  • Unidade de Conservação: Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico Javari Buriti (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-10-19
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