Baixada Maranhense Environmental Protection Area | |
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Área de Proteção Ambiental da Baixada Maranhense | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Nearest city | São Luís, Maranhão |
Coordinates | 2°50′31″S 44°48′50″W / 2.842°S 44.814°W |
Area | 1,775,035.6 hectares (4,386,208 acres) |
Designation | Environmental protection area |
Created | 11 June 1991 |
Administrator | Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Naturais |
Designated | 28 February 2000 |
Reference no. | 1020[1] |
The Baixada Maranhense Environmental Protection Area (Portuguese: Área de Proteção Ambiental da Baixada Maranhense) is an environmental protection area in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. It includes large areas of wetlands, and was designated a Ramsar site in 2000. The traditional population lives in the area, but human activities are regulated in an effort to preserve the environment.