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    The Amazon Region Protected Areas Program (ARPA; Portuguese: Programa Áreas Protegidas da Amazônia) is a joint initiative sponsored by government and...
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  • Environmental Protection Agency Amazon Region Protected Areas Program, an initiative to expand protection of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil American Rescue...
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    uses the name "Guiana Amazonian Park" for French Guiana's protected rainforest area. The Amazon represents over half of Earth's remaining rainforests, and...
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    inhabitants of the Amazon rainforest altered the forest's ecology by selective cultivation and the use of fire. Scientists argue that by burning areas of the forest...
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    rainforest on the planet, representing over half of all rainforests. The Amazon region includes the territories of nine nations, with Brazil containing the...
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    Terra do Meio Ecological Station (category Protected areas of Pará)
    The proposed South Amazon Ecological Corridor would link the ESEC to other protected areas and indigenous territories in the region. The Terra do Meio...
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    created in 2010. The conservation unit is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program. Another reason why the Jaú park is conserved is that of...
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    to events of deforestation. The Amazon Region Protected Areas Program resulted in a 68% increase in protected areas and indigenous territories from 2004-...
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    deliveries was 56% by Amazon's directly contracted services (mostly in urban areas), 30% by the US Postal Service (mostly in rural areas), and 14% by UPS....
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    Tumucumaque Mountains National Park (category Protected areas of Amapá)
    the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program. Its Management Plan was published on March 10, 2010. Tumucumaque Mountains National Park has an area of more...
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  • In addition to safeguarding the Amazon rainforest and protecting the biodiversity of the region, ACT works to protect indigenous medicinal traditions...
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    Anavilhanas National Park (category Protected areas of Amazonas (Brazilian state))
    created in 2010. The conservation unit is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program. "Anavilhanas National Park". Ramsar Sites Information Service...
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  • in these areas, and so far has politically justified the protection of the Brazil nut concession areas for extractive purposes. ACA's program offers technical...
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    Chandless State Park (category Protected areas of Acre (state))
    Ambiente do Acre. The conservation unit is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program. The objective is to preserve natural ecosystems of great...
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    Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are...
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    Serra Ricardo Franco State Park (category Protected areas established in 1997)
    was supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program. The park is in the Guaporé Depression. It is in the ecotone region between the Brazilian...
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    Reuters. August 7, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020. "Brazilian Amazon protected areas 'in flames' as land-grabbers invade". Mongabay Environmental News...
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    University of Texas at Dallas. Retrieved April 10, 2010. "The Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California (Mexico) inscribed on the List of World Heritage...
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  • Corumbiara State Park (category Protected areas of Rondônia)
    Amazônia (RIOTERRA). As of 2016 the park was supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program. PES de Corumbiara – ISA, Informações gerais. PES de Corumbiara...
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  • Xingu State Park (category Protected areas of Mato Grosso)
    in the park. The conservation unit is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program. PES do Xingu – ISA. Parque Estadual do Xingu – Via Rural...
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    The Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), also known as the boto, bufeo or pink river dolphin, is a species of toothed whale endemic to South America...
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  • Rio Negro Sustainable Development Reserve (category Protected areas of Amazonas (Brazilian state))
    November 2010. The conservation unit is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program. The small farmers in the reserve are mainly engaged in...
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  • hour-long program were located in the Vancouver, British Columbia region. Mitchell filmed five hundred "ride alongs" with the police in the program's first...
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    Deforestation in Brazil (category Deforestation by region)
    new protected forest areas in the Amazon for future sustainability. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) such as WWF have been active in the region, and...
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  • Maracá Ecological Station (category Protected areas of Roraima)
    conservation unit is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program. It would be included in the proposed Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor. The White-bellied...
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  • Guariba State Park (category Protected areas of Amazonas (Brazilian state))
    eco-tourism. The conservation unit is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program. The Apuí Mosaic was created by decree 55 of 12 March 2010...
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  • Baixo Juruá Extractive Reserve (category Protected areas of Amazonas (Brazilian state))
    November 2009. As of 2016 the reserve was supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program. Altitudes range from 40 to 100 metres (130 to 330 ft) above...
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  • Igarapés do Juruena State Park (category Protected areas of Mato Grosso)
    the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program. In 2014 the federal government was considering a proposal to declare the Juruena National Park an area of public...
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    Uacari Sustainable Development Reserve (category Protected areas of Amazonas (Brazilian state))
    the internet. As of 2016 the reserve was supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program. RDS de Uacari – ISA, Informações gerais. RDS de Uacari...
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  • Verde para Sempre Extractive Reserve (category Protected areas of Pará)
    January 2008. The conservation unit is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program. Resex Verde para Sempre – Chico Mendes. Unidade de Conservação...
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