Area of relevant ecological interest (Brazil)
An area of relevant ecological interest[lower-alpha 1] (Portuguese: Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico, Arie) is a type of protected area of Brazil with unusual natural features and with little or no human occupation.
Definition
"Area of relevant ecological interest" is among the types of sustainable use protected area defined by Law No. 9.985 of 18 July 2000, which established the National System of Conservation Units (SNUC).[1] It is generally a small area with little or no human occupation that has unique natural features or that harbours rare examples of regional biota. It was created to maintain these natural ecosystems of regional or local importance, and to regulate the permissible use of these areas where compatible with the objectives of conservation of nature.[2] The area may consist of public or private land subject to laws which may impose rules and restrictions on use of private land in such an area.[3]
Examples
Areas of relevant ecological interest include:[3][4]
| Name | Level | State | Area (ha) | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project | Federal | Amazonas | 3,288 | 1985 |
| Buriti de Vassununga | Federal | São Paulo | 150 | 1990 |
| Capetinga/Taquara | Federal | Federal District | 2,100 | 1985 |
| Cerrado Pé de Gigante | Federal | São Paulo | 11 | 1990 |
| Cocorobó | Federal | Bahia | 7,500 | 1984 |
| Floresta da Cicuta | Federal | Rio de Janeiro | 131 | 1985 |
| Guará | State | São Paulo | 455 | 2008 |
| Ilha das Cagarras | Federal | Rio de Janeiro | 200 | |
| Ilha do Ameixal | Federal | São Paulo | 400 | 1985 |
| Ilha do Pinheiro e do Pinheirinho | Federal | Paraná | 109 | |
| Ilhas Queimada Pequena e Queimada Grande | Federal | São Paulo | 33 | 1985 |
| Japiim-Pentecoste | State | Acre | 25,000 | 2009 |
| Javari Buriti (Javari Mirim) | Federal | Amazonas | 15,000 | 1985 |
| Mamanguape River Mangroves | Federal | Paraíba | 5,721 | 1985 |
| Mata de Santa Genebra | Federal | São Paulo | 252 | 1985 |
| Matão de Cosmópolis | Federal | São Paulo | 173 | 1985 |
| Pontal dos Latinos e Pontal dos Santiagos | Federal | Rio Grande do Sul | 2,995 | 1984 |
| Seringal Nova Esperança | Federal | Acre | 2,576 | 1999 |
| Serra da Abelhas | Federal | Santa Catarina | 4,604 | 1996 |
| Valley of the Dinosaurs | Federal | Paraíba | 5,000 | 1984 |
Notes
- ↑ The term Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico is usually given a literal (but awkward) translation as "area of relevant ecological interest". Sometimes "relevant" is replaced by "special", "particular", "considerable", etc. and sometimes it is simply translated "Area of ecological interest".
Sources
- Áreas protegidas (in Portuguese), Apremavi - Associação de Preservação do Meio Ambiente e da Vida, retrieved 2016-05-08
- Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-05-08
- Categorias (in Portuguese), ICMBio, retrieved 2016-05-08
- "Part VI", First national report for the Convention on Biological Diversity - BRAZIL (PDF), Ministry of Environment, retrieved 2016-07-23