Waterfall of the São Francisco River in the Bahia city of Paulo Afonso

A Natural Monument (Portuguese: Monumento natural) in Brazil is a type of protected area of Brazil. They are created by law. The purpose of a natural monument is to conserve unique or very beautiful natural sites.

Definition

The Natural Monument class of conservation unit was defined by the law 19/93 of 23 January 1993.[1] This basic objective of this type of unit is to preserve natural sites that are unique and/or have great scenic beauty. They may be private property as long as the owner's use is compatible with the objectives. If not, the area is expropriated. The public may visit the natural monuments, and research may be conducted with permission of the responsible agency.[2]

Selected list

NameLevelStateCreatedArea (ha)
Beberibe CliffsStateCeará200431.2
Capão da AmizadeMunicipalRio Grande do Sul20091.3
Falésias de MarataízesMunicipalEspírito Santo200842.14
Ferro Doido WaterfallStateBahia1998362.09
Frade e a FreiraStateEspírito Santo2007861
Grota do AngicoStateSergipe20072,183
Gruta do Lago AzulFederalMato Grosso do Sul1978263
Ilhas CagarrasFederalRio de Janeiro2010523
ItabiraMunicipalEspírito Santo1988450
LancinhasStateParaná2006164
Morro da Pedreira CavesStateFederal District201090.7
Morro do PenedoMunicipalEspírito Santo200718.79
Morro de Santo AntônioStateMato Grosso2006258
Morros do Pão de Açúcar e UrcaMunicipalRio de Janeiro200691.48
Pedra GrandeStateSão Paulo20103,297.01
Pedra das FloresMunicipalRio de Janeiro2005346
Pedra do BaúStateSão Paulo20103,154
Pedra do ColégioMunicipalRio de Janeiro2010127
Pedra do ElefanteMunicipalRio de Janeiro2010530
Peter LundStateMinas Gerais200573
Pontões CapixabasFederalEspírito Santo200217,443
Quixadá MonolithsStateCeará200216,635
Rio FormosoStateMato Grosso do Sul200318
Rio São FranciscoFederalAlagoas, Bahia, Sergipe200926,736
Serra das TorresStateEspírito Santo201010,458.90
Sugarloaf Mountain and Urca HillMunicipalRio de Janeiro200691.5
Subaé CanyonsStateBahia2006404
Tocantins Fossil Trees (Árvores Fossilizadas)StateTocantins200032,152
Valley of the DinosaursMunicipalParaíba200240

Notes

    1. Decreto-Lei n.º 19/93 de 23-01-1993 Versão: 1 -Artigo 8.º
    2. Categorias de unidades de conservação.

    Sources

    • Categorias de unidades de conservação (in Portuguese), Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, retrieved 2016-04-23
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