The Rio Roosevelt Ecological Station ( Portuguese : Estação Ecológica do Rio Roosevelt ) is an ecological station in the state of Mato Grosso , Brazil.
20-604: The Rio Roosevelt Ecological Station (ESEC) has an area of 96,925 hectares (239,510 acres). It is in the municipality of Colniza in the state of Mato Grosso. It is bordered by the Tucumã State Park to the west, by the Roosevelt River to the east, and by the border between the states of Mato Grosso and Amazonas to the north. It adjoins the 83,381 hectares (206,040 acres) Manicoré State Forest in Amazonas,
40-552: A 961,318 hectares (2,375,470 acres) protected area created in 2006 that protects an unusual enclave of cerrado vegetation in the Amazon rainforest. It contains 44% of the 227,817 hectares (562,950 acres) Igarapés do Juruena State Park , created in 2002. This Mato Grosso , Brazil location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Rio Roosevelt Ecological Station The Rio Roosevelt Ecological Station ( Portuguese : Estação Ecológica do Rio Roosevelt )
60-561: A perimeter of 150 kilometres (93 mi) in the municipality of Colniza . The Rio Roosevelt Ecological Station is in the Amazon biome . The ecological station is in one of the most pristine areas of Amazon rainforest in Mato Grosso, away from the zone of agricultural expansion , with sparse population and little deforestation. The land in the south of the unit has low fertility and contains large areas of flooded land, helping to protect
80-546: A sustainable use conservation unit created in 2005. The MT-206 road runs through the southern part of the ESEC. The ESEC is home to 30 people from one family, living in three communities. There are two archaeological sites in the unit. The Rio Roosevelt Ecological Station is a unit of the Southern Amazon Mosaic of conservation units. The ESEC would be in the proposed South Amazon Ecotones Ecological Corridor . It
100-492: Is a fully protected environmental unit created in 1997. The 96,925 hectares (239,510 acres) Rio Roosevelt Ecological Station is a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1997. The 164,224 hectares (405,810 acres) Guariba-Roosevelt Extractive Reserve is a sustainable use unit created in 1996. The municipality also contains 3,641 hectares (9,000 acres) of the Campos Amazônicos National Park ,
120-413: Is an ecological station in the state of Mato Grosso , Brazil. The Rio Roosevelt Ecological Station (ESEC) has an area of 96,925 hectares (239,510 acres). It is in the municipality of Colniza in the state of Mato Grosso. It is bordered by the Tucumã State Park to the west, by the Roosevelt River to the east, and by the border between the states of Mato Grosso and Amazonas to the north. It adjoins
140-853: Is the responsibility of the Conservation Units Coordinator (CUCO) of the Mato Grosso Secretariat of State for the Environment. The ESEC is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program . A series of executive decrees and state laws have defined and redefined the area of the Rio Roosevelt Ecological Station. The ecological station was created by decree 1.798 of 4 November 1997 with an area of about 80,915 hectares (199,950 acres) with
160-436: The 83,381 hectares (206,040 acres) Manicoré State Forest in Amazonas, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2005. The MT-206 road runs through the southern part of the ESEC. The ESEC is home to 30 people from one family, living in three communities. There are two archaeological sites in the unit. The Rio Roosevelt Ecological Station is a unit of the Southern Amazon Mosaic of conservation units. The ESEC would be in
180-612: The Guariba-Roosevelt extractive reserve to about 138,092 hectares (341,230 acres) in the Colniza municipality. The expansion was to compensate for settlements in the "4 Reservas" area of the municipalities of Terra Nova do Norte and Nova Guarita . The extractive reserve was later occupied by illegal squatters, and was revoked by a judicial order in 2013, confirmed by the state legislature in January 2015. The judge stated that
200-439: The ecological reserve to an area of 53,000 hectares (130,000 acres). Decree 58 of 13 April 2015 redefined the area of the ecological station as about 96,925 hectares (239,510 acres) with a perimeter of 150 kilometres (93 mi) in the municipality of Colniza . The Rio Roosevelt Ecological Station is in the Amazon biome . The ecological station is in one of the most pristine areas of Amazon rainforest in Mato Grosso, away from
220-438: The lack of environmental protection in the extractive reserve was causing it to be devastated, and it could not be considered compensation for the loss of the "4 Reservas". Law 10261 of 22 January 2015 repealed Law 8.680 of 13 July 2007, returning the ecological reserve to an area of 53,000 hectares (130,000 acres). Decree 58 of 13 April 2015 redefined the area of the ecological station as about 96,925 hectares (239,510 acres) with
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#1732801099272240-438: The municipality of Aripuanã . Law 8.680 of 13 July 2007 expanded the ecological station to an area of about 96,168 hectares (237,640 acres), and also expanded the Guariba-Roosevelt extractive reserve to about 138,092 hectares (341,230 acres) in the Colniza municipality. The expansion was to compensate for settlements in the "4 Reservas" area of the municipalities of Terra Nova do Norte and Nova Guarita . The extractive reserve
260-408: The proposed South Amazon Ecotones Ecological Corridor . It is the responsibility of the Conservation Units Coordinator (CUCO) of the Mato Grosso Secretariat of State for the Environment. The ESEC is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program . A series of executive decrees and state laws have defined and redefined the area of the Rio Roosevelt Ecological Station. The ecological station
280-470: The purpose of conserving samples of the ecological systems in their natural state, ensuring biological diversity and providing controlled opportunities for education and scientific research. Law 7162 of 23 August 1999 created the ecological station with an area of about 53,000 hectares (130,000 acres) in the municipality of Aripuanã . Law 8.680 of 13 July 2007 expanded the ecological station to an area of about 96,168 hectares (237,640 acres), and also expanded
300-475: The reserve is predatory fishing, which is estimated to take at least three tons of fish annually. The main threats in the region are logging and illegal mining . Colniza Colniza is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso , Brazil. Colniza has the highest homicide rate in Brazil with 165 deaths per year per 100 thousand inhabitants. It is the westernmost and largest (by area) municipality of
320-847: The state. The municipality of Colniza has a mosaic of conservation units consisting of the Rio Madeirinha Ecological Station , the Rio Roosevelt Ecological Station , the Tucumã State Park and the Guariba-Roosevelt Extractive Reserve . Satellite monitoring showed that Colniza had the highest level of deforestation in Mato Grosso in the six years from 2010 to 2016, with 78,556 hectares (194,120 acres) cleared, most of it illegally. Rates of deforestation rose successively in 2013, 2014 and 2015. The 13,683 hectares (33,810 acres) Rio Madeirinha Ecological Station
340-490: The unit. Altitudes generally range from 90 to 140 metres (300 to 460 ft), but the Serra da Fortaleza rises to 340 metres (1,120 ft) and the Serra do Pirangueiro rises to 300 metres (980 ft). The terrain contains plateaus with steep edges, hills, valleys and plains. Vegetation is mainly rainforest with tall trees of varying density in the wetter areas. Higher up the vegetation is mainly cerrado . The main problem in
360-492: The zone of agricultural expansion , with sparse population and little deforestation. The land in the south of the unit has low fertility and contains large areas of flooded land, helping to protect the unit. Altitudes generally range from 90 to 140 metres (300 to 460 ft), but the Serra da Fortaleza rises to 340 metres (1,120 ft) and the Serra do Pirangueiro rises to 300 metres (980 ft). The terrain contains plateaus with steep edges, hills, valleys and plains. Vegetation
380-413: Was created by decree 1.798 of 4 November 1997 with an area of about 80,915 hectares (199,950 acres) with the purpose of conserving samples of the ecological systems in their natural state, ensuring biological diversity and providing controlled opportunities for education and scientific research. Law 7162 of 23 August 1999 created the ecological station with an area of about 53,000 hectares (130,000 acres) in
400-411: Was later occupied by illegal squatters, and was revoked by a judicial order in 2013, confirmed by the state legislature in January 2015. The judge stated that the lack of environmental protection in the extractive reserve was causing it to be devastated, and it could not be considered compensation for the loss of the "4 Reservas". Law 10261 of 22 January 2015 repealed Law 8.680 of 13 July 2007, returning
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