Serra da Mocidade National Park

Serra da Mocidade National Park
Parque Nacional Serra da Mocidade
IUCN category II (national park)
A peak of the serra

Nearest city	Caracaraí, Roraima
Coordinates	1°08′38″N 61°53′24″W / 1.144°N 61.89°W / 1.144; -61.89Coordinates: 1°08′38″N 61°53′24″W / 1.144°N 61.89°W / 1.144; -61.89
Area	376,813 hectares (931,130 acres)
Designation	National park
Created	29 April 1998
Administrator	ICMBio

Serra da Mocidade National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional Serra da Mocidade) is a national park in the states of Amazonas and Roraima, Brazil.

Location

The park lies in the Amazonia biome. It covers 376,813 hectares (931,130 acres). It was established on 29 April 1998, and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.^[1] The park covers parts of the municipalities of Barcelos, Amazonas and Caracaraí, Roraima.^[2]

The north west of the park has a complex of mountains isolated from other ranges of the Guianas. Altitudes range from 100 to 1,700 metres (330 to 5,580 ft).^[2] It contains small meandering streams covered by upland forest, wetlands, rivers with distinctive chemical and biological properties (the Catrimani River and Água Boa do Univini River) and alluvial floodplains. Some of the wetlands are strictly seasonal in nature.^[2] Average annual rainfall is 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). Temperatures range from 24 to 36 °C (75 to 97 °F) with an average of 28 °C (82 °F).^[2]

Conservation

The park is classified as IUCN protected area category II (national park). It has the objectives of preserving natural ecosystems of great ecological relevance and scenic beauty, enabling scientific research, environmental education, outdoors recreation and eco-tourism.^[2] The conservation unit is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program.^[3]

Notes

Sources

Full list: PAs supported by ARPA, ARPA, retrieved 2016-08-07
Parque Nacional Serra da Mocidade (in Portuguese), Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, retrieved 2016-05-03
Unidade de Conservação: Parque Nacional Serra da Mocidade (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-03

National Parks of Brazil

Amazon	Acari Amazônia Anavilhanas Araguaia Cabo Orange Campos Amazônicos Jamanxim Jaú Juruena Mapinguari Monte Roraima Nascentes do Lago Jari Pacaás Novos Pico da Neblina Rio Novo Serra da Cutia Serra da Mocidade Serra do Divisor Serra do Pardo Tumucumaque Mountains Viruá

Atlantic Forest	Alto Cariri Aparados da Serra Araucárias Boa Nova Campos Gerais Caparaó Descobrimento Guaricana Iguaçu Itatiaia Monte Pascoal Pau Brasil Saint-Hilaire/Lange São Joaquim Serra da Bocaina Serra da Capivara Serra das Lontras Serra de Itabaiana Serra do Gandarela Serra do Itajaí Serra dos Órgãos Serra Geral Tijuca

Caatinga	Chapada Diamantina Furna Feia Serra das Confusões Sete Cidades Ubajara Catimbau

Cerrado	Brasília Cavernas do Peruaçu Chapada das Mesas Chapada dos Veadeiros Emas Grande Sertão Veredas Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba Sempre Vivas Serra da Bodoquena Serra da Canastra Serra do Cipó

Coastal Marine	Abrolhos Fernando de Noronha Ilhas dos Currais Jericoacoara Jurubatiba Sandbank Lagoa do Peixe Lençóis Maranhenses Superagui

Pantanal	Chapada dos Guimarães Ilha Grande Pantanal Matogrossense

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