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Pantanal Matogrossense National Park

National Park

Pantanal Matogrossense National Park is a Brazilian national park on the border of the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, established on September 24, 1981. It protects a core section of the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland, providing habitat for jaguar, capybara, giant otter and hyacinth macaw populations, and it is managed by ICMBio, the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. The park is recognized as a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention, designated in 1993, and lies within the broader Pantanal Conservation Complex UNESCO World Heritage Site. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 1
Established Year
1981 1
Area (sq km)
1356.06 1
Governing Body
ICMBio (Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation) 1
IUCN Category
II 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
International Designation
Ramsar Site (Wetland of International Importance) 1
International Designation
UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (Brazil) 1
FAQs

Does Pantanal Matogrossense National Park cover the whole Pantanal?

The park is only a small part of the Pantanal. UNESCO groups it with three special reserves in an area of 187,818 hectares.

No. The park protects only a small part of the Pantanal, one of the largest wetlands in the world. UNESCO lists it together with the Special Reserves of Acurizal, Penha and Doroche as one cluster of four contiguous protected areas, the Pantanal Conservation Area, which covers a total of 187,818 hectares. UNESCO describes the Pantanal as a whole as covering around 14,000,000 hectares.
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Brazil, Countries
Source Pantanal Matogrossense National Park (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Pantanal Matogrossense National Park (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    The Pantanal Matogrossense National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional do Pantanal Matogrossense) is a national park in the state of Mato Grosso at the border to Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
  • Article text
    The park was created by decree nº 86.392 on 24 September 1981, and is managed by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).
  • Infobox: created
    24 September 1981
  • Lead section
    The park was created by decree nº 86.392 on 24 September 1981, and is managed by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).
  • entity-description, international-designation unesco-world-heritage-site
    The park is recognized as a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention, designated in 1993, and lies within the broader Pantanal Conservation Complex UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • entity-description, international-designation ramsar-site
    The park is recognized as a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention, designated in 1993, and lies within the broader Pantanal Conservation Complex UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Wikidata: Pantanal Matogrossense National Park
  • Wikidata Q3179800, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Part Of: Brazil, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: Brazil
On Continent: South America, Wikidata item for Brazil, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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