The Sapucaí Mirim Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental Sapucaí-Mirim) is an environmental protection area in the state of

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, Brazil.

Location

The Sapucaí Mirim Environmental Protection Area is divided between the municipalities of

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(34.26%) and São Bento do Sapucaí (65.74%) in the state of São Paulo. It has an area of . The APA protects part of the

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, an imposing range covered by dense forest in the transition from

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to higher

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forest. It protects the remnants of native vegetation of the region, the associated fauna and the headwaters of the Sapucaí River, which supplies water to 40 municipalities in

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History

The Sapucaí Mirim Environmental Protection Area was created by state decree 43.285 of 3 July 1998 to protect the portion of the Sapucaí-Mirim River in São Paulo. It forms a continuous area with the Campos do Jordão Environmental Protection Area. The APA was created under an agreement between the governments of São Paulo and Minas Gerais to share environmental management in the border region between the two states. The same agreement covered creation of the

Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area The Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental Fernão Dias) is an Environmental protection area in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Location The Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area (APA) is divided ...

in the headwaters of the

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reservoirs in Minas Gerais. The APA is part of the Mantiqueira Mosaic of conservation units, created in 2006.

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