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Southern Amazon Mosaic
Mosaico da Amazônia Meridional
Map showing the location of Southern Amazon MosaicMap showing the location of Southern Amazon Mosaic
Coordinates8°17′10″S 58°46′49″W / 8.286162°S 58.780168°W / -8.286162; -58.780168
DesignationProtected area mosaic
Created25 August 2011
AdministratorVarious

The Southern Amazon Mosaic (Portuguese: Mosaico da Amazônia Meridional) is a protected area mosaic in Brazil.

Creation

The Southern Amazon Mosaic of conservation units in the region between the states of Amazonas, Mato Grosso and Rondônia was recognized by the federal environment ministry by ordnance 332 of 25 August 2011. The mosaic was to have an advisory board as a forum for integrated management with representatives of the conservation units, the federal and state environmental agencies and civil society organisations.

Federal units

Under the administration of the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) it included:

Amazonas units

Under the administration of the Centro Estadual de Unidades de Conservação - CEUC (Amazonas):

Mato Grosso units

Under the administration of the Coordenação de Unidades de Conservação - CUCO (Mata Grosso):

Rondônia units

Under the administration of the Secretaria de Estado do Desenvolvimento Ambiental de Rondônia - SEDAM (Rondônia):

Notes

  1. The units in Amazonas had already been organised into the Apuí Mosaic.
  1. ^ Portaria No 332, de 25 de Agosto de 2011 – MMA, p. 71.
  2. MOS da Amazônia Meridional – ISA.
  3. ^ Portaria No 332, de 25 de Agosto de 2011 – MMA, p. 72.
  4. Saiba mais sobre o Mosaico de Apuí – WWF.

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