Английская Википедия:Humaitá National Forest
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox protected area The Humaitá National Forest (Шаблон:Lang-pt) is a national forest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
Location
The Humaitá National Forest is in the Humaitá municipality of the state of Amazonas.Шаблон:Sfn It covers an area of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn The forest is bounded by the border with Rondônia to the south, the Madeira River to the west and the Trans-Amazonian Highway (BR-230) to the north. The Campos Amazônicos National Park is some distance east of the national forest.Шаблон:Sfn
The national forest is in the lower plateau of the western Amazon, consisting of extensive flat areas with occasional formations of higher land. Altitudes range from Шаблон:Convert above sea level.Шаблон:Sfn Drainage is poor, and small lakes form in the rainy season and later disappear. The forest is in the Madeira River basin, on the right bank of the Madeira. The "white water" rivers draining the forest contain large amounts of sediment and form fertile floodplains. The main rivers in the forest are the Maici River, a headwater of the Marmelos, and the Maicimirim and Machado rivers, direct tributaries of the Madeira.Шаблон:Sfn
Environment
The national forest is in the Amazon biome.Шаблон:Sfn Average annual rainfall is Шаблон:Convert. Temperatures range from Шаблон:Convert with an average of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn Vegetation is mostly dense rain forest (94.19%) or contact between savannah and rain forest (5.52%), with a small amount of open rain forest (0.29%).Шаблон:Sfn The forest includes areas that are periodically flooded, areas on the slopes and areas higher up, each with distinctive vegetation.Шаблон:Sfn There are some deforested areas within and immediately surrounding the forest. Some of the deforestation may have occurred before the forest was established, but recent deforestation has been detected close to areas occupied by livestock along BR-230.Шаблон:Sfn
History
The Humaitá National Forest was created by decree 2.485 of 2 February 1998 and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).Шаблон:Sfn It is classed as IUCN protected area category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) with the objective of sustainable multiple use of forest resources and scientific research, with emphasis on methods for sustainable exploitation of native forests.Шаблон:Sfn
The advisory board was established on 17 June 2010 with 17 members from different institutions.Шаблон:Sfn An ordinance of 9 January 2012 provided for a consistent and integrated approach to preparing management plans for the conservation units in the BR-319 area of influence. These are the Abufari Biological Reserve, Cuniã Ecological Station, Nascentes do Lago Jari and Mapinguari national parks, Balata-Tufari, Humaitá and Iquiri national forests, and the Lago do Capanã-Grande, Rio Ituxi, Médio Purus and Lago do Cuniã extractive reserves extractive reserves.Шаблон:Sfn The management plan was approved on 10 July 2013.Шаблон:Sfn
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