Cairuçu Environmental Protection Area
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Cairuçu Environmental Protection Area (Portuguese: Área de Proteção Ambiental de Cairuçu) is a protected area in the south of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. It contains an important remnant of the Atlantic Forest biome.
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| Cairuçu Environmental Protection Area | |
|---|---|
| Área de Proteção Ambiental de Cairuçu | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Coast near Paraty | |
  Location within Brazil | |
| Nearest city | Paraty, State of Rio de Janeiro |
| Coordinates | 23.278°S 44.677°W |
| Area | 32,610 hectares (80,600 acres)[1] |
| Designation | Environmental Protection Area |
| Created | 27 December 1985 |
| Part of | Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity |
| Criteria | Mixed: v, x |
| Reference | 1308rev-004 |
| Inscription | 2019 (43rd Session) |
Location
Cairuçu Environmental Protection Area lies in the Paraty municipality in the south of Rio de Janeiro state.[2] It has a continental land area of 33,800 hectares (84,000 acres) plus 63 islands with a total of 890.72 hectares (2,201.0 acres). It includes the villages of Guarani Araponga and Paraty-Mirim, the Quilombo do Campinho, the Juatinga Ecological Reserve and the Paraty Bay, Paraty-Mirim and Saco do Mamanguá Municipal Environmental Protection Area. It adjoins and in some areas overlaps the Serra da Bocaina National Park.[3] It contains the Paraty-Mirim State Park, created in 1972.[4] It is part of the 221,754-hectare (547,970-acre) Bocaina Mosaic, created in 2006.[5]
Purpose
The environmental protection area was established on 27 December 1985 and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.[1] It is classed as IUCN protected area category V: protected landscape/seascape.[2] The purpose is to preserve nature, scenic landscapes, fauna, flora and water systems as well as the traditional communities of caiçaras, quilombolas and indigenous people.[3][a] It tries to reconcile human activities with preservation of wildlife and other natural resources.[3]
Environment
The region includes an important remnant of the Atlantic Forest biome including the various transitions from coastal mangroves to humid tropical forest on the hillsides.[3] Protected species include southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides), buffy-tufted marmoset (Callithrix aurita), oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus), green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), sea ginger coral (Millepora alcicornis), catfish (Trichogenes longipinnis), black-capped piprites (Piprites pileata), white-necked hawk (Leucopternis lacernulatus), brown-backed parrotlet (Touit melanonotus) and Chaco eagle (Harpyhaliaetus coronatus).[1]