Serra do Cipó National Park

Serra do Cipó National Park
Parque Nacional da Serra do Cipó
IUCN category II (national park)
Cachoeira Grande Serra do Cipó

Nearest city	Itabira, Minas Gerais
Coordinates	19°21′54″S 43°31′59″W / 19.365°S 43.533°W / -19.365; -43.533Coordinates: 19°21′54″S 43°31′59″W / 19.365°S 43.533°W / -19.365; -43.533
Designation	National park
Administrator	ICMBio

The Serra do Cipó National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional da Serra do Cipó) is a national park in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Location

The park is in the Cerrado biome. It covers 31,639 hectares (78,180 acres). It was created by decree 90.223 of 25 September 1984, modified by decree 94.984 of 30 September 1987. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.^[1] It lies in the municipalities of Itabira, Itambé do Mato Dentro, Jaboticatubas, Nova União, Morro do Pilar and Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais.^[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] Protected species include]] the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), cougar (Puma concolor), white-necked hawk (Buteogallus lacernulatus), the lizard Placosoma cipoense, the fish Characidium lagosantense and the butterfly Nirodia belphegor.^[1]

Sunset
Cachoeira do Tabuleiro.

Notes

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Sources

Parque Nacional da Serra do Cipó (in Portuguese), Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, retrieved 2016-05-03
Unidade de Conservação: Parque Nacional da Serra do Cipó (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-03

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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

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 315527505

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