Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor
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| Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor | |
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| Corredor Norte da Amazônia | |
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| Coordinates | 3°24′14″N 61°41′10″W / 3.404°N 61.686°W |
| Area | 21,000,000 hectares (52,000,000 acres) |
| Designation | Ecological corridor |
The Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor (Portuguese: Corredor Norte da Amazônia) is a proposed ecological corridor connecting conservation units and indigenous territories in the north of the Amazon rainforest of Brazil.
The first version of the Ecological Corridors of Tropical Forests of Brazil proposal was developed by a group of consultants at the request of the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment and presented in the first half of 1997.[1] Seven major corridors were proposed: the Central Amazon Ecological Corridor, Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor, South Amazon Ecological Corridor, South Amazon Ecotones Ecological Corridor, Western Amazon Ecological Corridor, Central Atlantic Forest Ecological Corridor and Serra do Mar Ecological Corridor. These corresponded to about 25% of the rainforests of Brazil.[2] Priority was given to the Central Amazon Corridor and the Central Atlantic Forest Corridor, which would test and develop the concepts for use with the subsequent corridors.[3]