Amapá National Forest
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The Amapá National Forest (Portuguese: Floresta Nacional do Amapá) is a national forest in the state of Amapá, Brazil. It supports sustainable exploitation of the natural resources in an area of Amazon rainforest in the Guiana Shield.[1]
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Amapá National Forest | |
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Floresta Nacional do Amapá | |
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
Coordinates | 1.338264°N 51.676673°W / 1.338264; -51.676673 |
Area | 460,352.61 hectares (1,137,556.1 acres) |
Designation | National forest |
Created | 10 April 1989 |
Administrator | Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation |
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