Xingu State Park
{{Short description|State park in Brazil}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = Xingu State Park
| alt_name = Parque Estadual do Xingu
| iucn_category = II
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| location =
| nearest_city = Santa Cruz do Xingu
| coordinates = {{coords|-9.819|-52.594|region:BR|display=inline, title}}
| area = {{convert|96288|ha}}
| designation = State park
| created = 7 December 2001
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Xingu State Park ({{langx|pt|Parque Estadual do Xingu}}) is a state park in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Location
Xingu State Park is in the municipality of Santa Cruz do Xingu and has an area of {{convert|96288|ha}}.
The park is in the Xingu River basin.{{sfn|PES do Xingu – ISA}}
It includes a section of the Xingu River that was outside the Xingu Indigenous Park.{{sfn|Parque Estadual do Xingu – Via Rural}}
The park is important in helping protect the {{convert|2600000|ha}} Xingu Indigenous Park, inhabited by fourteen ethnic groups, which is now surrounded by agricultural developments.{{sfn|Governo quer reduzir Parque Estadual do Xingu}}
The park is to the south of the Menkragnoti Indigenous Territory, which is on the other side of the Xingu River.
It adjoins the Capoto/Jarina Indigenous Territory to the west.
Its boundary to the north is the border with the state of Pará.
To the east the Fontourinha stream defines its boundary.
The park is in the Amazon biome.
81.87% of the park is covered by savanna/pioneer contact, and 18% by savanna/rainforest contact.{{sfn|PES do Xingu – ISA}}
Conservation
Xingu State Park was created by decree 3.585 of 7 December 2001 with an area of about {{convert|134463|ha}}.
It was redefined by law 8054 of 29 December 2003, signed by the state governor Blairo Maggi, which reduced its size to {{convert|95024|ha}}.{{sfn|PES do Xingu – ISA}}
The reduction was justified on the basis of a referendum of the people of Santa Cruz do Xingu by technicians from the State Environmental Foundation (FEMA).
The agricultural frontier was limited by the amount of protected land, some of which had to be released for expansion of food production.{{sfn|Governo quer reduzir Parque Estadual do Xingu}}
The consultative council was established on 28 September 2007. The objectives are to protect and conserve the various ecosystems and to prevent human actions that would jeopardise the future of the many indigenous groups found in the park.{{sfn|PES do Xingu – ISA}}
The conservation unit is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program.{{sfn|Full list: PAs supported by ARPA}}
Notes
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Sources
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- {{citation|ref={{harvid|Full list: PAs supported by ARPA}}
|title=Full list: PAs supported by ARPA|publisher=ARPA
|url=http://programaarpa.gov.br/en/full-list-pas-supported-by-arpa/|access-date=2016-08-07}}
- {{citation|ref={{harvid|Governo quer reduzir Parque Estadual do Xingu}}|language=pt
|title=Governo quer reduzir Parque Estadual do Xingu|journal=Diário de Cuiabá |date=16 December 2003
|url=http://www.ecoa.org.br/canal.php?mat=2628|access-date=2016-06-12}}
- {{citation|ref={{harvid|Parque Estadual do Xingu – Via Rural}}|language=pt
|title=Parque Estadual do Xingu|publisher=Via Rural
|url=http://br.viarural.com/servicos/turismo/parques-estaduais/parque-estadual-do-xingu/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617013059/http://br.viarural.com/servicos/turismo/parques-estaduais/parque-estadual-do-xingu/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 17, 2016|access-date=2016-06-12}}
- {{citation|ref={{harvid|PES do Xingu – ISA}}|language=pt
|title=PES do Xingu|publisher=ISA: Instituto Socioambiental
|url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/7018|access-date=2016-06-12}}
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Category:2001 establishments in Brazil
Category:State parks of Brazil