Maurício Dantas Private Natural Heritage Ecological Reserve
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| Maurício Dantas Private Natural Heritage Ecological Reserve | |
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| Reserva Particulare do Patrimônio Natural Reserva Ecológica Maurício Dantas | |
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| Nearest city | Betânia, Pernambuco |
| Coordinates | 8°18′40″S 38°11′42″W / 8.311°S 38.195°W |
| Area | 1,485 hectares (3,670 acres) |
| Designation | Private natural heritage reserve |
| Created | 12 September 1997 |
| Administrator | (Private) Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation |
The Maurício Dantas Private Natural Heritage Ecological Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Particulare do Patrimônio Natural Reserva Ecológica Maurício Dantas) is a private natural heritage reserve in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It protects an area of dry caatinga vegetation. It was created on 12 September 1997.
The Maurício Dantas Private Natural Heritage Ecological Reserve (RPPN) is divided between municipalities of Betânia and Floresta, Pernambuco, about 415 kilometres (258 mi) from the state capital, Recife.[1] It is part of the 1,885 hectares (4,660 acres) Fazenda Rabeca, and occupies an area of 1,485 hectares (3,670 acres).[2] Altitudes vary from 450 to 700 metres (1,480 to 2,300 ft).[1] The property has been fenced to deter hunters, who killed a jaguar there in 1975 without the owner's permission. There are three families on the property practicing subsistence agriculture.[3]
History
The Maurício Dantas Private Natural Heritage Ecological Reserve was created by ordnance 104/97-N of 12 September 1997.[2] It was the first caatinga RPPN in Pernambuco. The land is permanently protected, but the owners may use it for ecotourism, leisure, recreation and environmental education.[3] It is under federal oversight.[4] It became part of the Caatinga Ecological Corridor, created in 2006.[5]