The Jaceruba Environmental Protection Area (, formerly the Rio São Pedro de Jaceruba Environmental Protection Area) is a municipal
environmental protection area in the state of
Rio de Janeiro
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, Brazil.
Location
The Jaceruba Environmental Protection Area (APA Jaceruba) is in the northwest of the municipality of
Nova Iguaçu
Nova Iguaçu (, ''New Iguaçu'') is a municipality in Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil.
Geography Location
The city is named after the Iguaçu River that runs through it and empties into Guanabara Bay (not to be confused with the Iguaçu Rive ...
, Rio de Janeiro, on the border with the municipalities of
Miguel Pereira and
Japeri
Japeri () is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeast region of Brazil. This city was founded on June 30, 1991. Is very known to be located next to the last station of the largest branch of the railroad of Brazil ( Central do Bra ...
.
It is in an inaccessible region adjoining the
Tinguá Biological Reserve to the east.
It is accessed by RJ-119, a dirt road in poor condition.
It has an area of about .
The APA contains remnants of
Atlantic Forest.
Threats include deforestation, burning and irregular occupation.
History
Before the APA was created the area was used for hunting, capture of wild animals for sale and extraction of hearts of palm.
Restaurants by the roadside freely advertised the sale of bush meat.
The area was also under pressure from real estate speculators due to the expansion of the metropolitan arc of Rio de Janeiro.
The Rio São Pedro de Jaceruba Environmental Protection Area was created by municipal decree 6.492 of 6 June 2002.
On 5 November 2002 by municipal decree 6.547 it was renamed the APA Jaceruba (Jaceruba Environmental Protection Area).
Law 3.592 of 7 July 2004 confirmed creation of the APA with an area of about with the purpose of protecting natural resources considered essential to the local residents, encouraging environmental education and preserving the natural landscape with emphasis on protection and preservation of the forests, springs and headwaters of the
São Pedro River basin.
The APA is part of the
Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic
The Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic () is a Protected area mosaic (Brazil), protected area mosaic in the state of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The mosaic is inland, to the east of the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Histor ...
, created in 2006.
On 20 January 2010 Maria Emilia Nascimento wrote to
Carlos Minc
Carlos Minc Baumfeld (born July 12, 1951) is a Brazilian geographer, professor, environmentalist, politician and Minister of Environment in Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's second term as president of Brazil.
Personal life
Minc was born on July 12, 1 ...
, federal Minister of the Environment, asking for help in ensuring the safety of representatives of the APA on the council of the mosaic. They had been suffering from threats and attacks in the isolated APA.
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Environmental protection areas of Brazil
Protected areas of Rio de Janeiro (state)
2002 establishments in Brazil