Sossego Forest Biological Station
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| Sossego Forest Biological Station | |
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| Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Estação Biológica da Mata do Sossego | |
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| Coordinates | 20°07′25″S 41°59′42″W / 20.123611°S 41.995°W |
| Area | 133.74 ha (330.5 acres) |
| Designation | Private natural heritage reserve |
| Created | 18 February 1998 |
| Administrator | Fundação Biodiversitas |
The Sossego Forest Biological Station (Portuguese: Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Estação Biológica da Mata do Sossego) is a private natural heritage reserve in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It holds a population of the critically endangered northern muriqui, a primate.
The Sossego Forest Biological Station is in the municipalities of Simonésia and Manhuaçu, Minas Gerais.[1] It has an area of 133.74 hectares (330.5 acres).[2] When the buffer zone is included, the total forest area is 800 hectares (2,000 acres).[3] The Mata do Sossego is 324 kilometres (201 mi) from Belo Horizonte. It holds the largest continuous remnant of Atlantic Forest in the region. The advance of coffee plantations and pastures in the region is further fragmenting the forest and reducing its area.[4]
History
The Sossego Forest Biological Station was created by ordinance 20-N DOU 34 of 18 February 1998, the property of the Fundação Biodiversitas (Biodiversity Foundation).[2] The management plan was approved by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) on 7 January 2015.[1]