Carmo da Mata Biological Reserve

Carmo da Mata Biological Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Biológica Estadual Carmo da Mata) was a state-level biological reserve in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Carmo da Mata Biological Reserve
Reserva Biológica Estadual Carmo da Mata
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Area	86 hectares (210 acres)
Designation	Biological reserve
Created	23 September 1974
Administrator	Instituto Estadual de Florestas – Minas Gerais

History

The reserve was created by decree with Law nº 16.580 of 23 September 1974 and placed under the jurisdiction of the Instituto Estadual de Florestas (IEF).[1] It covered 86 hectares (210 acres) in the municipality of Carmo da Mata.[2] An audit in 2012 stated that a number of biological reserves created in 1974 on state-owned land were being re-assessed, since they no longer qualified as conservation units. These were Carmo da Mata, Colônia 31 de Março and others.[3] As of 2016 the reserve did not appear on the list of biological reserves in the state.[4]

Notes

1. Camargos & Torrent Lanna, p. 64.
2. Jose Marcio Ayres 2005, p. 234.
3. Antonieta de Pádua Freire Jardim 2012, p. 25.
4. Reservas Biológicas de Minas Gerais – IEF.

Sources

• Antonieta de Pádua Freire Jardim (2012), Relatório Final de Auditoria Operacional MEIO AMBIENTE – UNIDADES DE CONSERVAÇÃO DE PROTEÇÃO INTEGRAL (in Portuguese), TRIBUNAL DE CONTAS DO ESTADO DE MINAS GERAIS
• Camargos, Regina M. F.; Torrent Lanna, Mônica, "CADASTRO DAS ÁREAS NATURAIS PROTEGIDAS EM MINAS GERAIS" (PDF), Geonomos, 4 (2), archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-07, retrieved 2016-04-25
• Jose Marcio Ayres (2005), Os Corredores Ecológicos das Florestas Tropicais do Brasil (PDF) (in Portuguese), Sociedade Civil Mamirauá, ISBN 85-85924-12-8, retrieved 2016-04-25
• Reservas Biológicas de Minas Gerais (in Portuguese), IEF Minas Gerais, retrieved 2016-04-25