Cocorobó Area of Relevant Ecological Interest

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

Cocorobó Area of Relevant Ecological Interest
Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico Cocorobó
Nearest cityJeremoabo, Bahia
Coordinates9.831218°S 38.831030°W / -9.831218; -38.831030
Area7,473.45 hectares (18,467.3 acres)
DesignationArea of relevant ecological interest
Created5 June 1984
AdministratorChico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation

Location

The Cocorobó Area of Relevant Ecological Interest is in the municipality of Jeremoabo, Bahia. It has an area of 7,473.45 hectares (18,467.3 acres). It is in the caatinga biome.[1] The area is just north of highway BR-235. The Riacho do Cipó, a tributary of the Vaza-Barris River, flows through the western half of the area from north to south.[2]

History

The Cocorobó Area of Relevant Ecological Interest was created on 5 June 1984. Its objectives are to maintain a natural ecosystem of regional or local importance and regulate use to conserve nature.[1] The area is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).[3] It became part of the Caatinga Ecological Corridor, created in May 2006.[4]

Notes
    1. Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico Cocorobó – MMA.
    2. Arie Corobobó – ICMBio, Mapa Interativo.
    3. Arie Corobobó – ICMBio.
    4. Ganem 2016, p. 393.

    Sources
    • Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico Cocorobó (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, archived from the original on 2013-11-16, retrieved 2016-11-02
    • Arie Corobobó (in Portuguese), ICMBio: Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, archived from the original on 2016-11-04, retrieved 2016-11-02
    • Ganem, Roseli Senna (2016), "Gestão integrada da biodiversidade: corredores, mosaicos e reservas da biosfera" (PDF), Conservação da Biodiversidade Legislação e Políticas Públicas (in Portuguese), archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-04, retrieved 2016-11-01
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