Três Barras National Forest
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| Três Barras National Forest | |
|---|---|
| Floresta Nacional de Três Barras | |
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
 Plantation of Pinus elliottii in the Três Barras National Forest | |
  Três Barras National Forest in Brazil | |
| Nearest city | Três Barras |
| Coordinates | 26°13′10″S 50°18′18″W / 26.2194°S 50.305°W |
| Area | 4,385.33 hectares (10,836.4 acres) |
| Designation | National forest |
| Established | 1944 |
| Governing body | Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation[1] |
The National Forest of Três Barras is a Federal Conservation Unit of sustainable use, managed by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation - ICMBio, in the municipality of Três Barras, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
The National Pine Institute (Instituto Nacional do Pinho), a federal agency concerned with pine trees, created in 1944 the Rio dos Pardos Forest Station, which later became the Joaquim Fiuza Ramos Forest Park in Três Barras, aiming to implement a reforestation plan, especially with Araucaria angustifolia. With the extinction of the National Pine Institute in 1967, the area passed to the Brazilian Institute of Forest Development when the cultivation of Pinus elliottii had already begun (1327 ha between 1957 and 1981). In 1968, the area was named Floresta Nacional de Três Barras (Três Barras National Forest) by the ordinance 560 of the Brazilian Institute of Forest Development.[2]
After the extinction of the Brazilian Institute of Forest Development in 1989, the area started to be managed by the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources. Currently, it is managed by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation - (ICMBio), a federal organization created in 2007.
