It is part of the Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves, a group of eight protected areas holding 112,000 hectares (280,000 acres) of the Atlantic Forest biome, that has been designated as a World Heritage Site.[4] The park contains and takes its name from Monte Pascoal, the first land seen by the Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral.
Conservationedit
The park is classified as IUCN protected area category II (national park). It has the objectives of preserving natural ecosystems of great ecological relevance and scenic beauty, enabling scientific research, environmental education, outdoors recreation and eco-tourism.[3]
Lamas, Ivana Reis; Crepaldi, Maria Otávia; Mesquita, Carlos Alberto Bernardo (2015), Uma Rede no Corredor(PDF) (in Portuguese), Conservação Internacional (CI-Brasil), ISBN978-85-98830-28-5, retrieved 2016-10-22
Unidade de Conservação: Parque Nacional do Monte Pascoal (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-04
November 01, 2023
monte, pascoal, national, park, portuguese, parque, nacional, histórico, monte, pascoal, national, park, state, bahia, brazil, parque, nacional, histórico, monte, pascoaliucn, category, national, park, view, nearest, cityporto, seguro, bahiacoordinates16, 253a. Monte Pascoal National Park Portuguese Parque Nacional e Historico do Monte Pascoal is a national park in the state of Bahia Brazil Monte Pascoal National ParkParque Nacional e Historico do Monte PascoalIUCN category II national park View of Monte Pascoal National ParkNearest cityPorto Seguro BahiaCoordinates16 52 37 S 39 15 11 W 16 877 S 39 253 W 16 877 39 253Area22 332 hectares 55 180 acres DesignationNational parkCreated29 November 1961AdministratorICMBio Contents 1 Location 2 Conservation 3 Notes 4 SourcesLocation editThe National and Historical park is in the Atlantic Forest biome It covers an area of 22 332 hectares 55 180 acres of which 8 627 hectares 21 320 acres overlaps with the Barra Velha indigenous land It was created by decree 242 of 29 November 1961 modified by decree 3 421 of 20 April 2000 and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation 1 It became part of the Central Atlantic Forest Ecological Corridor created in 2002 2 The reserve covers parts of the municipalities of Porto Seguro and Prado in the state of Bahia 3 It is part of the Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves a group of eight protected areas holding 112 000 hectares 280 000 acres of the Atlantic Forest biome that has been designated as a World Heritage Site 4 The park contains and takes its name from Monte Pascoal the first land seen by the Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral Conservation editThe park is classified as IUCN protected area category II national park It has the objectives of preserving natural ecosystems of great ecological relevance and scenic beauty enabling scientific research environmental education outdoors recreation and eco tourism 3 Protected birds in the reserve include red browed amazon Amazona rhodocorytha white necked hawk Buteogallus lacernulatus ringed woodpecker Celeus torquatus black headed berryeater Carpornis melanocephala red billed curassow Crax blumenbachii banded cotinga Cotinga maculata band tailed antwren Myrmotherula urosticta and the ochre marked parakeet Pyrrhura cruentata 1 Other protected species include the jaguar Panthera onca cougar Puma concolor giant armadillo Priodontes maximus the fish Mimagoniates sylvicola and the ant Dinoponera lucida 1 Notes edit a b c Parna Historico do Monte Pascoal Chico Mendes Lamas Crepaldi amp Mesquita 2015 p 101 a b Unidade de Conservacao MMA Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves UNESCO Sources editDiscovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves UNESCO retrieved 2016 05 04 Lamas Ivana Reis Crepaldi Maria Otavia Mesquita Carlos Alberto Bernardo 2015 Uma Rede no Corredor PDF in Portuguese Conservacao Internacional CI Brasil ISBN 978 85 98830 28 5 retrieved 2016 10 22 Parna Historico do Monte Pascoal in Portuguese Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation retrieved 2016 05 04 Unidade de Conservacao Parque Nacional do Monte Pascoal in Portuguese MMA Ministerio do Meio Ambiente retrieved 2016 05 04 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Monte Pascoal National Park amp oldid 1121010997, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
