Rio Ronuro Ecological Station

Rio Ronuro Ecological Station
Map showing the location of Rio Ronuro Ecological Station
Map showing the location of Rio Ronuro Ecological Station
Nearest citySinop, Mato Grosso
Coordinates12°58′08″S 54°29′24″W / 12.969°S 54.49°W / -12.969; -54.49
Area102,000 hectares (250,000 acres)
DesignationEcological station
Created23 April 1998

Rio Ronuro Ecological Station (Portuguese: Estação Ecológica do Rio Ronuro) is an ecological station in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. It protects an area of contact between Amazon rainforest in the north and Cerrado semi-deciduous forest in the south. Since being created in 1998 it has been reduced in size and has suffered from significant deforestation.