Taquari Extractive Reserve

25°02′34″S 48°02′00″W / 25.042892°S 48.033434°W / -25.042892; -48.033434Area1,662 hectares (4,110 acres)DesignationExtractive reserveCreated21 February 2008

The Taquari Extractive Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Extrativista Taquari) is an extractive reserve in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It protects a coastal area of mangroves.

Location

The Taquari Extractive Reserve is in the municipality of Cananéia, São Paulo. It has an area of 1,662 hectares (4,110 acres).[1] The reserve covers an area of mangroves and salt water at the mouth of the Taquari River.[2]

History

The Taquari Extractive Reserve was created by state law 12.810 of 21 February 2008.[3] This law broke up the old Jacupiranga State Park and created the Jacupiranga Mosaic with 14 conservation units.[4]

Notes

Sources

  • RESEX Taquari (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-21
  • RESEX Taquari (in Portuguese), SAP: Sistema Ambiental Paulista, retrieved 2016-11-21
  • Zanchetta, Inês; Bedeschi, Luciana (28 February 2008), Mosaico do Jacupiranga, no Vale do Ribeira, agora é lei (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-20