Iguacu National Park is a national park in Parana State, Brazil, created by federal decree on January 10, 1939, to protect the Brazilian side of the Iguazu Falls and the subtropical Atlantic Forest surrounding them. Together with its Argentine counterpart across the river, Iguazu National Park, it forms one of the largest remaining tracts of Atlantic Forest and shelters jaguar, tapir and harpy eagle populations. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986, and was listed as World Heritage in Danger between 1999 and 2001 due to deforestation and poaching pressure before recovering its full standing. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyICMBio (Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation) 1 IUCN Category Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 International DesignationUNESCO World Heritage Site 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (Brazil) 1 FAQs
Is Iguacu National Park the same park as Iguazu National Park in Argentina?
No. They are separate parks in Brazil and Argentina. The Brazilian park contributes 169695.88 of about 250000 hectares.
No. They are two separate national parks, one in Brazil and one in Argentina, that sit on either side of the same falls. UNESCO states that the Brazilian and Argentinian parks together total around 250,000 hectares, and that the Brazilian park contributes 169,695.88 hectares of that total.
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Iguaçu National Park was created by federal decree nr. 1035 of 10 January 1939 and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.
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The park is managed by Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).
Infobox: established
10 January 1939
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The park is managed by Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).
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It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986, and was listed as World Heritage in Danger between 1999 and 2001 due to deforestation and poaching pressure before recovering its full standing.
Part Of: Brazil, Lead paragraph
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On Continent: South America, Lead paragraph names Brazil; continent follows from the atlas record for Brazil
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