Estação Ecológica

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Estação Ecológica is a strictly protected Brazilian conservation unit category focused on preserving natural ecosystems and supporting scientific research with highly restricted public access.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Brazilian protected area category
protected area designation
strictly protected conservation unit
allowedActivities environmental monitoring
scientific research under authorization
conservationRole baseline areas for environmental impact assessment
reference areas for scientific studies
country Brazil
ecosystemsProtected caatinga and other dry ecosystems
coastal and marine environments
forests
savannas and cerrado
wetlands
examplesInclude Estação Ecológica de Carijós NERFINISHED
Estação Ecológica de Jataí NERFINISHED
Estação Ecológica de Tamoios
Estação Ecológica do Taim
governingBody Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) for federal units NERFINISHED
IUCNApproximateCategory IUCN Category Ia (Strict Nature Reserve)
legalFramework Lei nº 9.985/2000
Sistema Nacional de Unidades de Conservação da Natureza (SNUC) NERFINISHED
legalRestrictions land use changes are prohibited
private properties inside must be expropriated with compensation
managementCategory strict protection unit under SNUC
managementInstrument management plan (plano de manejo)
possibleManagers federal government
municipal governments
state governments
primaryObjective preservation of natural ecosystems
preservation of nature
protectionStatus strict protection
publicAccess highly restricted
publicUse no recreational use allowed
no tourism allowed except in specific cases
purpose long-term conservation of biodiversity
maintenance of ecological processes
protection of genetic resources
protection of representative samples of Brazilian biomes
researchConditions research must follow management plan guidelines
research requires prior authorization
restrictedActivities agriculture and livestock
hunting and fishing
logging
public visitation
resource extraction
secondaryObjective support for scientific research
zoning may include buffer zones around the unit
may include strictly protected core areas

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ICMBio usesConservationUnitCategories Estação Ecológica