Baixada Maranhense Environmental Protection Area

Baixada Maranhense Environmental Protection Area
Área de Proteção Ambiental da Baixada Maranhense
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Map showing the location of Baixada Maranhense Environmental Protection Area
Map showing the location of Baixada Maranhense Environmental Protection Area
Nearest citySão Luís, Maranhão
Coordinates2°50′31″S 44°48′50″W / 2.842°S 44.814°W / -2.842; -44.814
Area1,775,035.6 hectares (4,386,208 acres)
DesignationEnvironmental protection area
Created11 June 1991
AdministratorSecretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Naturais
Designated28 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.

  1. ^ "Baixada Maranhense Environmental Protection Area". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.