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Caatinga Ecological Corridor
The Caatinga Ecological Corridor ( pt, Corredor Ecológico da Caatinga) is an ecological corridor in the caatinga biome of northeast Brazil. History The decree creating the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was signed on 28 April 2006 by the Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva. The ordnance was published on 4 May 2006. It was the second officially recognized ecological corridor, the first being the Capivara-Confusões Ecological Corridor, created in March 2006. The corridor covers about of caatinga. It is designed to interconnect eight conservation units and 40 municipalities in the states of Pernambuco, Bahia, Sergipe, Alagoas and Piauí. It excludes urban areas. The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) is responsible for management. It was expected that all municipalities would be subject to government regulations to conserve biodiversity and promote sustainable development, including replanting degraded areas. Priority areas for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecological Corridor (Brazil)
An ecological corridor ( pt, Corredor ecológico) in Brazil is a collection of natural or semi-natural areas that link protected areas Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ... and allow gene flow between them. Definition The National System of Conservation Units (SNUC) law recognises ecological corridors as portions of natural or semi-natural ecosystems linking protected areas that allow gene flow and movement of biota, recolonization of degraded areas and maintenance of viable populations larger than would be possible with individual units. The federal Ecological Corridor Project has its roots at least as far back as 1993. It has identified seven major corridors, with focus on implementing and learning from the Central Amazon Corridor and the Central Atlantic Forest Corrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirandiba
Mirandiba is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 15,470 inhabitants and the total area is 821.68 km2. Geography The municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006. * State - Pernambuco * Region - Sertão Pernambucano * Boundaries - São José do Belmonte (N); Carnaubeira da Penha (S); Serra Talhada (E); Salgueiro and Verdejante (W). * Area - 809.26 km2 * Elevation - 450 m * Hydrography - Pajeú River * Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila * Climate - semi arid - (Sertão) hot * Annual average temperature - 25.2 c * Distance to Recife - 470 km Economy The main economic activities in Mirandiba are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially creation of goats, sheep, pigss, cattle, chickens; and plantations of tomatoes and bean A bean is the seed of several plants in the family Fabaceae, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra Branca / Raso Da Catarina Environmental Protection Area
The Serra Branca / Raso da Catarina Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental Serra Branca / Raso da Catarina) is an environmental protection area in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Its sandstone cliffs are home to the endangered Lear's macaw. Location The Serra Branca / Raso da Catarina Environmental Protection Area is in the municipality of Jeremoabo in the northeast of Bahia. It has an area of within the large Raso da Catarina region. It is bounded to the south by the Vaza-Barris River and to the north by the federally-administered Raso da Catarina Ecological Station. Environment The climate is semi-arid, the driest region of Bahia. Average temperatures are . Average annual rainfall is about , falling unpredictably during a few days in the winter. Although there is a shortage of surface water, which is found only in the valleys of the São Francisco and Vaza-Barris rivers, there may be large underground reserves. The whole area is covered by ''caatinga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raso Da Catarina Ecological Station
Raso da Catarina Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica Raso da Catarina) is a strictly protected ecological station in the state of Bahia in Brazil. It lies in the Raso da Catarina ecoregion of the Caatinga biome. Location The ecological station in the Caatinga biome, which covers , was created on 11 October 2001. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. The reserve is classified as International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) category Ia (strict nature reserve). The reserve covers parts of the municipalities of Rodelas, Paulo Afonso and Jeremoabo in Bahia. It is bounded to the south by the Serra Branca / Raso da Catarina Environmental Protection Area, created in 2001. It became part of the Caatinga Ecological Corridor, created in May 2006. Purpose The purpose is to conserve nature and support scientific research. Specifically the purpose is to conserve the endemic and/or endangered species Lear's macaw (''Anodorhynchu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra Negra Biological Reserve
Serra Negra Biological Reserve ( pt, Reserva Biológica de Serra Negra) is a Biological reserve in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. History Indigenous languages such as Huamoé were spoken in the Serra Negra.Pompeu Sobrinho, Thomaz. 1958. ''Línguas Tapuias desconhecidas do Nordeste: Alguns vocabulários inéditos''. Boletim de Antropologia (Fortaleza-Ceará) 2. 3-19. The reserve of was created on 20 September 1982. The area at time of creation was . It became part of the Caatinga Ecological Corridor, created in May 2006. The reserve is in parts of the municipalities of Floresta, Inajá and Tacaratu in Pernambuco. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. Today, the purpose of the reserve is to fully preserve the biota without direct human interference other than actions to restore and preserve the natural balance, biological diversity and natural ecological processes. Ecosystem The Biological Reserve is classed as a "strict nature rese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catimbau National Park
The Catimbau National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional do Catimbau) is a national park in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It protects a semi-arid area of caatinga with sandstone caverns and caves in which prehistoric art has been found. Location Vale do Catimbau National Park is divided between the municipalities of Buíque (17.6%), Ibimirim (40.41%) and Tupanatinga (41.99%) in Pernambuco. It has an area of . It lies to the south of highway BR-110 and the town of Cruzeiro do Nordesta. It adjoins the Kapinawá Indigenous Territory to the south. The Catimbau Valley ( pt, Vale do Catimbau) is Brazil's 2nd largest archaeological site. Among its natural attractions there are beautiful canyons, over 2,000 caves, and 28 registered areas with pre-historical cave paintings. One of the sites, Pedra da Concha (Shell Rock), displays cave art dating at least 6,000 years ago. The park has been designated a national archaeological heritage site by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Alegre Do Piauí
Monte Alegre do Piauí is a municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil. The municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006. See also *List of municipalities in Piauí This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Piauí (PI), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Piauí is divided into 224 municipalities, which are grouped into 15 microregions, which are grouped into 4 mesoregions. See als ... References Municipalities in Piauí {{Piauí-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra Talhada
Serra Talhada is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located at 07º59'31" South and 38º17'54" West, at an altitude of 429 metres. As of 2020, its estimated population by IBGE was 86,915 people. Its area is approximately 2980 km sq. History It used to be known as "Villa Bella" or "Beautiful Village". The name Serra Talhada means ''Chopped Hill''; the city has a big hill that looks as if it had been chopped in half. The inhabitants of Serra Talhada have a dance called xaxado which used to be a dance performed by the Cangaceiros. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Sertão of Pernambuco * Boundaries - Floresta (S); Calumbi, Betânia and Santa Cruz da Baixa Verde (E); Mirandiba and São José do Belmonte (W); Paraiba state(N) * Area - 2980 km2 * Elevation - 429 m * Hydrography - Pajeú River ¬¬) * Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila * Climate - Hot semi-desertic * Annual average temperature - 25.2 c * Distance to Recife - 410.7&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodelas
Rodelas is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Geography The municipality contains part of the Raso da Catarina Ecological Station, created in 2001. The municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006. History The unattested indigenous language ''Peria'' (also spelled ''Poria'') was formerly spoken in Rodelas. The extinct Tuxá language was also spoken in Rodelas. See also *List of municipalities in Bahia This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Bahia (BA), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Bahia is divided into 417 municipalities, which are grouped into 32 microregions, which are grouped into 7 mesoregions. See also * ... References Municipalities in Bahia {{Bahia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raso Da Catarina
The Raso da Catarina is an ecoregion in the ''caatinga'' biome of Bahia and Pernambuco, Brazil. It is a sandstone plateau, much eroded, that is extremely dry for most of the year. Vegetation includes low bushes, often thorny, cacti and bromeliads. Location The core of the Raso da Caterina roughly corresponds to a rectangle bounded by the São Francisco River to the north, BR-110 to the east, Vaza-Barris River to the south and BR-116 to the west. It contains the communities of Cocorobó in the southwest and Paulo Afonso in the northeast, and holds the Serra Branca in the south. It has an area of about , and covers parts of the municipalities of Paulo Afonso, Jeremoabo, Canudos and Macururé. The core Raso da Caterina is a sandstone plateau that dates back to the Cretaceous. The landscape has many canyons and rocks carved by erosion into huge obelisks. In a broader sense the Raso da Catarina Ecoregion comprises portions of the states of Pernambuco and Bahia in a long and narrow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrolina
Petrolina is a municipality located in the southernmost point of the state of Pernambuco, in Northeast Brazil, in the valley of the São Francisco River. The population was 354,317 in 2020, and the total area is km², making it the largest municipality in the state by area. The municipality is closely integrated with Juazeiro, Bahia, located on the opposite bank of the São Francisco. Etymology Formerly called (), there is no single story explaining the origin of the name Petrolina. One theory is that the name was in tribute of Brazilian emperor Pedro I and his consort Leopoldina, while another asserts that Petrolina was named for a 'beautiful rock' () found on the banks of the São Francisco. History The growth of Petrolina and its twin city Juazeiro in the late 20th century is the result of the construction of the Sobradinho Dam and the abundant availability of water for irrigation in these otherwise semi-arid soils. The region is perhaps the only one in the inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra Negra (Brazil)
Serra Negra is a small mountain range on the border of Brazilian states Sergipe and Bahia. Its highest elevation is 742 m. The nearest town is Pedro Alexandre. The range was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006. References Negra A quarter note (American) or crotchet ( ) (British) is a musical note played for one quarter of the duration of a whole note (or semibreve). Quarter notes are notated with a filled-in oval note head and a straight, flagless stem. The stem us ... Landforms of Bahia Highest points of Brazilian states {{Sergipe-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
