Cristalino II State Park
| Cristalino II State Park | |
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| Parque Estadual Cristalino II | |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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| Nearest city | Novo Mundo, Mato Grosso |
| Coordinates | 9°35′48″S 55°29′28″W / 9.596794°S 55.491129°WCoordinates: 9°35′48″S 55°29′28″W / 9.596794°S 55.491129°W |
| Area | 118,000 hectares (290,000 acres) |
| Designation | State park |
| Created | 30 May 2001 |
| Administrator | Coordenadoria de Unidades de Conservação |
The Cristalino II State Park (Portuguese: Parque Estadual Cristalino II is a state park in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. It protects an area of savanna and rainforest that is rich in biodiversity. Parts of the park have been invaded by loggers, squatters and cattle ranchers, often supported by local and state politicians.
The Cristalino II State Park is in the municipality of Novo Mundo, Mato Grosso. It has an area of 118,000 hectares (290,000 acres). The park is in the north of Mato Grosso and adjoins the border with the state of Pará in its eastern section and the Cristalino State Park in the western section. The southwest corner of the park is bounded by the Teles Pires or São Manuel River. The Serra Rochedo is the source of many pure and crystalline springs of water, for which the park is named.
Vegetation includes savanna, seasonal forest, rainforest and transitional forest. The region is rich in biodiversity, with 850 species of birds recorded of which 50 are endemic, 43 species of reptiles, 29 of amphibians, 36 of mammals and 16 of fish. The climate is typical continental tropical, best between May and October for ecotourism. The park is an excellent place for birdwatching. The main threats come from illegal logging and settlements around the park.
The Cristalino State Park in the municipality of Alta Floresta was created by decree 1.471 of June 9, 2000 with an area of 66,900 hectares. The Cristalino II State Park was created by decree 2.628 of 30 May 2001 to fully protect the biological, physical and landscape resources of the primary forests, rapids, waterfalls and archaeological sites. These two contiguous parks together have an area of 184,900 hectares (457,000 acres).
Since creation the parks have been threatened by invasions of farmers supported by state and local politicians. At the start of 2002 the governor Dante de Oliveira sent two messages to the Mato Grosso Legislative Assembly proposing to reduce the parks by 72,400 hectares (179,000 acres), or 42% of their total area. The justification was to eliminate land that had already been converted to pasture. In December 2002 a federal judge found that the state government had carried out improper sales of land, made the federal Instituto Nacional de Colonização e Reforma Agrária (INCRA) the owner of the lands and gave the federal Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) administrative responsibility.
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