A biological reserve (, Rebio) in Brazil is a legally defined type of protected area of Brazil, a conservation unit that aims for full preservation of biota and other natural attributes without human interference. It may be visited only with prior approval of the responsible agency, and only for research or educational purposes.
Definition
A "Biological reserve" in Brazil is one of the Integral Protection Units defined by Article 13 of Law No. 9,985 of 18 July 2000, National System of Nature Conservation Units (SNUC). The biological reserve is public property. When it is established any private lands within its limits are expropriated. The manager of the biological reserve must prepare a management plan for approval by the responsible agency. The approved management plan is accessible by the public.
This category of conservation unit aims at full preservation of biota and other natural attributes without direct human interference or environmental changes. The exception is for measures to recover altered ecosystems and management actions required to restore and preserve natural balance, biological diversity and natural ecological processes. Public access is prohibited with the exception of visits for educational purposes as defined in management plan. Research may be conducted after prior approval of the responsible agency and is also subject to the agency's conditions and restrictions.
Selected list Name Level State Area (ha) Created Biome Abufari Federal Amazonas 288,000 1982 Amazon Andradina State São Paulo 168 1985 Atlantic Forest Araras State Rio de Janeiro 3,862 1977 Atlantic Forest Araucárias Federal Paraná 14,919 2006 Atlantic Forest Atol das Rocas Federal Rio Grande do Norte 36,249 1979 Coastal Marine Augusto Ruschi Federal Espírito Santo 4,000 1982 Atlantic Forest Banhados do Delta State Rio Grande do Sul 17,245 1976 Coastal Marine Bom Jesus Federal Paraná 34,179 2012 Atlantic Forest Canela Preta State Santa Catarina 1,899 1980 Atlantic Forest Carmo da Mata State Minas Gerais 86 1974 (closed) Colônia 31 de Março State Minas Gerais 5,030 1974 (closed) Comboios Federal Espírito Santo 833 1984 Coastal Marine Contagem Federal Federal District 3,460 2002 Cerrado Córrego do Veado Federal Espírito Santo 2,392 1982 Atlantic Forest Córrego Grande Federal Bahia, Espírito Santo 1,504 1989 Atlantic Forest Culuene State Mato Grosso 3,900 1989 Amazon Duas Bocas State Espírito Santo 2,910 1991 Atlantic Forest Fazenda São Mateus State Minas Gerais 377 1974 (closed) Fontes do Ipiranga State São Paulo 357 1969 Atlantic Forest Guaporé Federal Rondônia 600,000 1982 Amazon Guaratiba State Rio de Janeiro 3,360 1974 Coastal Marine Guaribas Federal Paraíba 4,321 1990 Atlantic Forest Gurupi Federal Maranhão 341,650 1988 Amazon Ibirapuitã State Rio Grande do Sul 351 1982 Pampas Ilha do Cabo Frio Municipal Rio de Janeiro 700 1990 Coastal Marine Jaíba State Minas Gerais 6,358 1973 Caatinga Jaru Federal Rondônia 353,335 1961 Amazon Lago Piratuba Federal Amapá 357,000 1980 Amazon Lami José Lutzenberger Municipal Rio Grande do Sul 179 1975 Coastal Marine Lapinha State Minas Gerais 369 1974 Atlantic Forest Maicuru State Pará 1,151,761 2006 Amazon Manicoré Federal Amazonas 359,063 2016 Amazon Marinha do Arvoredo Federal Santa Catarina 17,600 1990 Coastal Marine Mata Escura Federal Minas Gerais 50,890 2003 Atlantic Forest Mata Paludosa State Rio Grande do Sul 272 1998 Atlantic Forest Mogi-Guaçu State São Paulo 469 1942 Cerrado Morro dos Seis Lagos State Amazonas 36,900 1990 Amazon Nascentes da Serra do Cachimbo Federal Pará 342,478 2005 Amazon Parazinho State Amapá 111 1985 Amazon Pedra Talhada Federal Alagoas, Pernambuco 4,469 1989 Atlantic Forest Perobas Federal Paraná 8,716 2006 Atlantic Forest Pindorama State São Paulo 533 1986 Atlantic Forest Poço das Antas Federal Rio de Janeiro 5,000 1974 Atlantic Forest Praia do Sul State Rio de Janeiro 3,502 1981 Coastal Marine Professor José Ângelo Rizzo University Goiás 144 1969 Cerrado Rio Ouro Preto State Rondônia 46,438 1990 Amazon Rio Trombetas Federal Pará 385,000 1979 Amazon Saltinho Federal Pernambuco 548 1983 Atlantic Forest Santa Isabel Federal Sergipe 2,766 1988 Coastal Marine Santa Rita Municipal Minas Gerais 305 1980 Atlantic Forest São Donato State Rio Grande do Sul 4,392 1975 Pampas São Sebastião do Paraíso State Minas Gerais 248 1974 Atlantic Forest Serra Negra Federal Pernambuco 1,100 1982 Atlantic Forest Sooretama Federal Espírito Santo 24,000 1982 Atlantic Forest Tamboré Municipal São Paulo 367 Atlantic Forest Tapirapé Federal Pará 103,000 1989 Amazon Tinguá Federal Rio de Janeiro 26,000 1989 Atlantic Forest Traçadal State Rondônia 22,540 1990 Amazon Uatumã Federal Amazonas 940,358 1990 Amazon Una Federal Bahia 18,500 1980 Atlantic Forest União Federal Rio de Janeiro 3,126 1998 Atlantic ForestVila Facchini State São Paulo 70 1965 Atlantic Forest
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