Ritápolis National Forest () is a
national forest in the state of
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...
, Brazil.
Location
The Ritápolis National Forest covers of
Atlantic Forest.
It covers parts of the municipalities of
São João del Rei,
Ritápolis and
Coronel Xavier Chaves in Minas Gerais.
Conservation
The Ritápolis National Forest was created on 21 September 1999 and is administered by the
Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).
It is classed as
IUCN protected area category
IUCN protected area categories, or IUCN protected area management categories, are categories used to classify protected areas in a system developed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The enlisting of such areas is part ...
VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources), with the goal of supporting sustainable multiple use of forest resources and scientific research, with emphasis on methods for sustainable exploitation of native forests.
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{{National forest (Brazil)
1999 establishments in Brazil
National forests of Brazil
Protected areas of Minas Gerais