Ecological reserve (Brazil)

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The term ecological reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Ecológica) is used for various protected areas of Brazil administered by the federal government, states and municipalities of Brazil that provide some degree of protection of the environment, although they do not conform to IUCN protected area categories. They include:

Name State Level Created Area (ha)
Alcobaça Ecological Reserve Rio de Janeiro Federal 1988 228
Apiacás Ecological Reserve Mato Grosso State 1994 100,000
Great Pontal Reserve São Paulo State 1942 246,840
IBGE Ecological Reserve Federal District Federal 1995 1,300
Ilha dos Lobos Ecological Reserve Rio Grande do Sul Federal 1983 1.7
Jacarenema Ecological Reserve Espírito Santo State 1997 307
Juatinga Ecological Reserve Rio de Janeiro State 1992 9,960
Lagoa São Paulo Reserve São Paulo State 1942 937
Mata do Bacurizal e do Lago Caraparu Ecological Reserve Pará Municipal

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