Caminhos Ecológicos da Boa Esperança Environmental Protection Area
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| Caminhos Ecológicos da Boa Esperança Environmental Protection Area | |
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| Área de Proteção Ambiental Caminhos Ecológicos da Boa Esperança | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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| Nearest city | Taperoá, Bahia |
| Coordinates | 13°31′44″S 39°08′10″W / 13.528802°S 39.136010°W |
| Area | 230,296.39 hectares (569,074.8 acres) |
| Designation | Environmental protection area |
| Created | 5 June 2003 |
| Administrator | INEMA: Instituto do Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos |
The Caminhos Ecológicos da Boa Esperança[a] Environmental Protection Area (Portuguese: Área de Proteção Ambiental Caminhos Ecológicos da Boa Esperança) is an environmental protection area in the state of Bahia, Brazil.
The Caminhos Ecológicos da Boa Esperança Environmental Protection Area (APA) covers parts of the municipalities of Ubaíra, Jiquiriçá, Teolândia, Wenceslau Guimarães, Nilo Peçanha, Taperoá, Cairu and Valença. It has an estimated area of 230,296.39 hectares (569,074.8 acres).[1] It covers an area to the south of Salvador along the Atlantic Coast, extending inland and including the Wenceslau Guimarães Ecological Station. It adjoins the Baía de Camamu Environmental Protection Area to the south.[2]
Environment
The APA is in the Atlantic Forest biome. Vegetation includes restinga and mangroves along the coast and rainforest in the interior, rising to montane forest. Fauna includes a wide range of mammals, birds, reptiles and so on, including endangered species such as the southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla), sloth, coati and black-tufted marmoset (Callithrix penicillata). The main threats are deforestation, poaching and squatting in the area of permanent preservation.[3]