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215:(98.58%) in the state of Minas Gerais. It has an area of 50,890 hectares (125,800 acres). The terrain consists of flat upland areas cut by stream valleys. Altitudes range from 250 to 1,150 metres (820 to 3,770 ft). The watercourses, which rise above 850 metres (2,790 ft), are all left tributaries of the
276:(ICMBio). On 6 December 2006 the Ministry of the Environment began a study on how to resolve the problem of communities living inside the reserve. A working group was appointed on 17 December 2008 for this purpose. The consultative council was created on 28 May 2014.
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in the northeast of Minas Gerais. Vegetation includes seasonal semi-deciduous forest, seasonal deciduous forest, altitude forest and unique local meadow vegetation in sandy soils on the tops of some of the hills. This contains flora between a
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The Mata Escura
Biological Reserve was created by federal decree on 5 June 2003 to fully preserve the natural resources and biological diversity of the area. The area was more than twice that originally envisaged. The reserve is classed as
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1063:2003 establishments in Brazil
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955:Professor José Ângelo Rizzo
663:Biological reserve (Brazil)
16:Protected biological region
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419:REBIO da Mata Escura – ISA
250:Leontopithecus chrysomelas
246:golden-headed lion tamarin
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548:10.1896/1413-4705.13.1.26
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318:Brachyteles hypoxanthus
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121:-16.314183; -41.044691
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326:Phylloscartes beckeri
258:Sapajus xanthosternos
38:strict nature reserve
712:Morro dos Seis Lagos
581:REBIO da Mata Escura
536:Neotropical Primates
378:white-eared parakeet
370:cinnamon-vented piha
1001:Marinha do Arvoredo
798:Colônia 31 de Março
217:Jequitinhonha River
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52:View of the reserve
818:Fontes do Ipiranga
813:Fazenda SĂŁo Mateus
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366:Tinamus solitarius
342:Spizaetus tyrannus
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280:Environment
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140:Designation
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95:Coordinates
1047:Categories
1032:SĂŁo Donato
1027:IbirapuitĂŁ
950:Mogi-Guaçu
868:Santa Rita
773:Araucárias
624:2017-02-23
608:2017-02-23
588:2017-02-23
572:2017-02-23
553:2017-02-23
299:cyperaceae
175:Portuguese
107:41°02′41″W
104:16°18′51″S
986:Guaratiba
883:Sooretama
853:Pindorama
783:Bom Jesus
763:Andradina
722:Parazinho
487:Melo 2005
307:epiphytic
981:Comboios
940:Contagem
917:Caatinga
863:Saltinho
823:Guaribas
742:Traçadal
737:Tapirapé
707:Manicoré
291:restinga
225:quilombo
209:Almenara
203:Location
196:quilombo
945:Culuene
933:Cerrado
888:Tamboré
848:Perobas
828:Lapinha
702:Maicuru
682:Guaporé
677:Abufari
523:Sources
236:History
230:Mumbuca
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150:Created
1020:Pampas
893:Tinguá
768:Araras
747:UatumĂŁ
687:Gurupi
670:Amazon
402:ICMBio
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903:UniĂŁo
388:Notes
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