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Carste de Lagoa Santa Environmental Protection Area

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Carste de Lagoa Santa Environmental Protection Area
Área de Proteção Ambiental Carste de Lagoa Santa
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Nearest cityBelo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
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Area39,957 hectares (98,740 acres)
DesignationEnvironmental Protection Area
Created25 January 1990

Carste de Lagoa Santa Environmental Protection Area (Portuguese: Área de Proteção Ambiental Carste de Lagoa Santa is a protected area in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Location

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The protected area in the Cerrado biome, which covers 39,957 hectares (98,740 acres), was created on 25 January 1990. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.[1] The objective is to protect biological diversity, manage the impact of human occupation and ensure the sustainable use of natural resources.[2] The area covers parts of the municipalities of Confins, Lagoa Santa, Matozinhos, Funilândia, Pedro Leopoldo and Prudente de Morais in Minas Gerais.[2]

Conservation

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The Carste de Lagoa Santa Environmental Protection Area is classed as IUCN protected area category V: protected landscape/seascape.[2] Protected species include fossorial giant rat (Kunsia fronto), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis mitis) and orange-brown Atlantic tree-rat (Phyllomys brasiliensis).[1] It includes the Sumidouro State Park, which protects an area containing limestone caves where remains of early humans have been found.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Àrea de Proteção Ambiental Carste de Lagoa Santa – Chico Mendes.
  2. ^ a b c Unidade de Conservação ... MMA.
  3. ^ Parque Estadual do Sumidouro – Descubra Minas.

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