Lagamar Mosaic

The Lagamar Mosaic (Portuguese: Mosaico do Lagamar is a protected area mosaic that includes a number of conservation units in the states of São Paulo and Paraná, Brazil.

Lagamar Mosaic
Mosaico do Lagamar
Coordinates25°01′08″S 48°01′37″W
DesignationProtected area mosaic
AdministratorICMBio

History

The Lagamar Mosaic was established by federal ordinance 150 of 8 May 2006. The project was supported by the "Mangroves of Brazil" project as a way of leveraging joint action among the municipal, state and federal mangrove conservation units.[1] In 2009 about 40% of the area was included as a pilot area of the "Mangroves of Brazil" project. The mosaic council was formed in October 2013, and included representatives of various government and civil society organisations.[1]

Scope and purpose

The mosaic includes strategic areas for conservation of the remaining mangroves of the south and southeast coasts of Brazil. Great effort is needed to preserve these areas, and also to preserve the traditional knowledge of the local population that depend on products of the native species.[1] As of June 2014 there were 52 conservation units in the mosaic, forming the largest continuous remnant of Atlantic forest in Brazil. A mosaic is defined as a set of protected areas, of the same or different categories, adjacent or nearby, and other public or private protected areas, that are managed in a joint or integrated manner. The conservation units are made more effective by coordinating their activities.[2]

Conservation units

Vegetation in the Superagui National Park

The Lagamar Mosaic contains the following units:[3]

NameTypeLevel
BoguaçuState parkState
Bom Jesus[2]Biological reserveFederal
Campina do EncantadoState parkState
Cananéia-Iguape-PeruíbeEnvironmental Protection AreaFederal
ChauásEcological stationState
GraciosaState parkState
GuaraqueçabaEcological stationFederal
GuaraqueçabaEnvironmental Protection AreaFederal
GuaratubaEnvironmental Protection AreaState
Ilha CompridaEnvironmental Protection AreaState
Ilha da Queimada Grande e Queimada Pequena Area of relevant ecological interestFederal
Ilha do AmeixalArea of relevant ecological interestFederal
Ilha do CardosoState parkState
Ilha do MelEcological stationState
Ilha do MelState parkState
Jacupiranga[lower-alpha 1]State parkState
Juréia-ItatinsEcological stationState
Lagoa do ParadoMunicipal nature parkMunicipal
MandiraExtractive reserveFederal
Pau OcoState parkState
Pico ParanáState parkState
Pico do MarumbiState parkState
RestingaMunicipal nature parkMunicipal
Rio das OnçasState parkState
Rio PerequêMunicipal nature parkMunicipal
Roberto Ribas LangeState parkState
Saint-Hilaire/LangeNational parkFederal
Salto MoratoPrivate natural heritage reserveFederal
SebuíPrivate natural heritage reserveFederal
Serra da BaitacaState parkState
SuperaguiNational parkFederal
TupiniquinsEcological stationFederal

Notes

  1. On 21 February 2008 the Jacupiranga State Park was dissolved and replaced by the much larger Jacupiranga Mosaic, containing three state parks and 11 other conservation units.[4]

Sources

  • Instalada Gestao Integrada do Mosaico Lagamar (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, 20 December 2013, retrieved 2016-09-19
  • Mosaico Lagamar: você sabe o que é? (in Portuguese), SPVS, 20 June 2014, retrieved 2016-09-19
  • Unidades de Conservação - Mosaico do Litoral Sul de São Paulo e do Litoral do Paraná - LAGAMAR (in Portuguese), ICMBio, retrieved 2016-09-19
  • 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
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