São Sebastião do Paraíso Biological Reserve

São Sebastião do Paraíso Biological Reserve
Reserva Biológica Estadual de São Sebastião do Paraíso
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)

Nearest city	São Sebastião do Paraíso
Coordinates	20°54′47″S 47°06′58″W / 20.913°S 47.116°W / -20.913; -47.116Coordinates: 20°54′47″S 47°06′58″W / 20.913°S 47.116°W / -20.913; -47.116
Area	248 hectares (610 acres)
Designation	Biological reserve
Created	23 September 1974
Administrator	IEF Minas Gerais

São Sebastião do Paraíso Biological Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Biológica Estadual de São Sebastião do Paraíso) is a state biological reserve in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Location

The São Sebastião do Paraíso Biological Reserve was created by law nº 16.580 of 23 September 1974 and is administered by the State Forestry Institute (IEF). It covers an area of 248 hectares (610 acres).^[1] The reserve is the only one in the municipality of São Sebastião do Paraíso, which was once covered in extensive forests that were indiscriminately cleared in the later part of the 20th century.^[2]

Notes

Sources

Camargos, Regina M. F.; Torrent Lanna, Mônica, "CADASTRO DAS ÁREAS NATURAIS PROTEGIDAS EM MINAS GERAIS" (PDF), GEONOMOS, 4 (2), retrieved 2016-04-29
"São Sebastião do Paraíso: Vegetação", City Brazil (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-04-29

Biological reserve (Brazil)

Amazon	Abufari Culuene Guaporé Gurupi Jaru Lago Piratuba Maicuru Manicoré Morro dos Seis Lagos Nascentes da Serra do Cachimbo Parazinho Rio Ouro Preto Rio Trombetas Tapirapé Traçadal Uatumã

Atlantic Forest	Andradina Araras Araucárias Augusto Ruschi Bom Jesus Canela Preta Carmo da Mata Colônia 31 de Março Córrego do Veado Córrego Grande Fazenda São Mateus Fontes do Ipiranga Guaribas Lapinha Mata Escura Mata Paludosa Pedra Talhada Perobas Pindorama Poço das Antas Saltinho Santa Rita São Sebastião do Paraíso Serra Negra Sooretama Tamboré Tinguá Una União Vila Facchini

Caatinga	Jaíba

Cerrado	Contagem Mogi-Guaçu Professor José Ângelo Rizzo

Coastal marine	Atol das Rocas Banhados do Delta Comboios Guaratiba Ilha do Cabo Frio Lami José Lutzenberger Marinha do Arvoredo Praia do Sul Santa Isabel

Pampas	Ibirapuitã São Donato

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