The Emas National Park ( Portuguese : Parque Nacional das Emas , literally meaning " Rhea National Park") is a national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the states of Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil.
13-533: (Redirected from EMAs ) [REDACTED] Look up emas in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. EMAS or Emas may refer to: Places [ edit ] Emas National Park , Brazil Emas, Paraíba , Brazil Other uses [ edit ] E.M.A.S. , 2003 Malaysian-language album by Siti Nurhaliza EMAS (company) , an oil and gas industry equipment company Emas (Malaysian TV channel) Emas bond ,
26-526: A European medical association Expressway Monitoring and Advisory System , in Singapore MTV Europe Music Awards , a music awards show Proton EMAS , a range of concept cars See also [ edit ] EMA (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title EMAS . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
39-534: A Malaysian financial instrument Caloptilia emas , a moth of the family Gracillariidae East Midlands Ambulance Service , in England Eco-Management and Audit Scheme , a European environmental management instrument Edinburgh Multiple Access System , a computer operating system EMAS Canada , a medical charity Engineered materials arrestor system , designed to mitigate runway excursions European Menopause and Andropause Society ,
52-406: A representative sample of existing ecosystems and to provide an area with opportunities for controlled use by the public. Law 7.165 of 23 August 1999 confirmed the decree. The management plan was approved on 11 December 2008. The consultative council was created on 15 December 2014. The Serra de Santa Bárbara has one of the most diverse ecosystems in the state, covering an area of transition between
65-477: Is a state park in the state of Mato Grosso , Brazil. It preserves a unique environment where the Amazon rainforest , pantanal and cerrado meet, and holds many endemic or endangered species. The Serra de Santa Bárbara State Park is divided between the municipalities of Porto Esperidião (27.13%) and Pontes e Lacerda (72.87%) in the state of Mato Grosso. It has an area of 120,092 hectares (296,750 acres). It
78-431: Is dominated by large soybean plantations. Emas National Park shows a typical cerrado ecosystem; a treeless savannah with tall termite mounds and an interesting amount of wildlife: the giant anteater , the maned wolf , giant armadillo , pampas deer and the namesake greater rhea , among others. Emas National Park also holds a small jaguar population, perhaps consisting of about 10-12 animals. Only about 40% of
91-763: Is in the Vale do Guaporé, between the states of Mato Grosso and Rondônia to the north of the border with Bolivia . It covers part of the Serra de Santa Bárbara mountain range including the Serra Monte Cristo , the highest point in the state at 1,023 metres (3,356 ft) above sea level. The park is in the Pantanal Biosphere Reserve, which also includes the Pantanal , Chapada dos Guimarães , Emas and Serra da Bodoquena national parks, and
104-621: Is located between the states of Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul in the Center-West Region of Brazil , between 17º50’—18º15’S and 52º39’—53º10’W. It covers 1,320 square kilometres (510 sq mi) of cerrado savannah. The park is in the Pantanal Biosphere Reserve, which also includes the Pantanal , Chapada dos Guimarães and Serra da Bodoquena national parks, and the Serra de Santa Bárbara , Nascentes do Rio Taquari and Pantanal de Rio Negro state parks. The surrounding area
117-473: The Amazon rainforest , cerrado and pantanal . The forest types include semi-deciduous seasonal forests, the transition from these to cerrado, cerrado proper, and the transition to rocky fields and to pantanal formations. In the pantanal regions there are large seasonal variations, with most of the area flooded in the rainy season. However, most of the vegetation in the park is cerrado. The areas of Amazon rainforest provide islands and shelters for animals during
130-512: The Nascentes do Rio Taquari and Pantanal de Rio Negro state parks. The Gomalina , Alegre and Aguapeí rivers rise in the park. Highway MT-473 runs to the west of the park, and highway MT-265 runs to the south. There are several archaeological sites from the precolonial and colonial periods. The Serra de Santa Bárbara State Park was created by decree 1.797 of 4 November 1997 with an area of about 120,092 hectares (296,750 acres) to protect
143-415: The floods. The fauna is very rich, and included endemic or endangered species such as Linnaeus's two-toed sloth ( Choloepus didactylus ), southern tamandua ( Tamandua tetradactyla ), jaguar ( Panthera onca ), Amazon river dolphin ( Inia geoffrensis ) and tucuxi ( Sotalia fluviatilis ). Threats include fires, illegal logging and the advance of agriculture around the park. As of 2005 about 3.7% of
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169-451: The reserve, which covers 1,320 square kilometres (510 sq mi) in total, is good jaguar habitat. Other larger mammals include puma , ocelot , Brazilian tapir , collared peccary , white-lipped peccary , marsh deer , red brocket , gray brocket , black howler monkey and capybara . Serra de Santa B%C3%A1rbara State Park The Serra de Santa Bárbara State Park ( Portuguese : Parque Estadual Serra de Santa Bárbara )
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