Ibirapuitã Environmental Protection Area
{{Short description|Protected area in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil}}
{{for|the State-administered biological reserve|Ibirapuitã Biological Reserve}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = Ibirapuitã Environmental Protection Area
| alt_name = Área de Proteção Ambiental do Ibirapuitã
| iucn_category = V
| photo =Área de Proteção Ambiental Ibirapuitã Carlos Souto (01).jpg
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| nearest_city = Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul
| coordinates = {{coords|-30.356|-55.659|display=inline, title}}
| area = {{convert|316790|ha}}
| designation = Environmental Protection Area
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| created = 20 May 1992
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Ibirapuitã Environmental Protection Area ({{langx|pt|Área de Proteção Ambiental do Ibirapuitã}}) is a protected area in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is in the Uruguayan savanna ecoregion.
Location
The protected area, which covers {{convert|316790|ha}} of pampas biome, was created on 20 May 1992.
It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.{{sfn|APA de Ibirapuitã – Chico Mende}}
The area includes parts of the Alegrete, Quaraí, Rosário do Sul and Santana do Livramento municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul.
It is in the upper basin of the Ibirapuitã River, a tributary of the Ibicuí River.{{sfn|Unidade de Conservação ... MMA}}
The climate is subtropical with average annual temperature of {{convert|18.6|C}}.{{sfn|Área de Proteção Ambiental Ibirapuitã – Via Rural}}
Conservation
The area is classified as IUCN protected area category Ia, Strict Nature Reserve.
The primary purposes are to conserve a significant portion of the pampas biome, protect biological diversity and control human activities to ensure sustainable use of natural resources.
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Protected species include the mussels Lamproscapha ensiformis, Mycetopoda siliquosa and Mycetopoda legumen.{{sfn|APA de Ibirapuitã – Chico Mende}}
Notes
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Sources
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- {{citation|ref={{harvid|APA de Ibirapuitã – Chico Mende}}|language=Portuguese|accessdate=2016-04-21|title=APA de Ibirapuitã|publisher=Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation|url=http://www.icmbio.gov.br/portal/biodiversidade/unidades-de-conservacao/biomas-brasileiros/pampa/unidades-de-conservacao-pampa/2233-apa-de-ibirapuita.html|archive-date=2015-10-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024075256/http://www.icmbio.gov.br/portal/biodiversidade/unidades-de-conservacao/biomas-brasileiros/pampa/unidades-de-conservacao-pampa/2233-apa-de-ibirapuita.html|url-status=dead}}
- {{citation|ref={{harvid|Área de Proteção Ambiental Ibirapuitã – Via Rural}}|language=Portuguese
|title=Área de Proteção Ambiental Ibirapuitã|publisher=Via Rural
|url=http://br.viarural.com/servicos/turismo/areas-de-protecao-ambiental/apa-rs-ibirapuita/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170122232714/http://br.viarural.com/servicos/turismo/areas-de-protecao-ambiental/apa-rs-ibirapuita/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 22, 2017|accessdate=2016-04-21}}
- {{citation|ref={{harvid|Unidade de Conservação ... MMA}}|language=Portuguese
|title=Unidade de Conservação: Área de Proteção Ambiental Ibirapuitã|publisher=MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente
|url=http://sistemas.mma.gov.br/cnuc/index.php?ido=relatorioparametrizado.exibeRelatorio&relatorioPadrao=true&idUc=21|accessdate=2016-04-21}}
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Category:Environmental protection areas of Brazil