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| The Caetés forest is a mountainous area of approximately 30 km² and lies within the municipalities of ], ], ], ], and ], in ], Brazil.<ref name="venturini2005" /><ref name="kaetes1" /> The forest lies in-between the ] and the ].<ref name="sarmento-soares2018" /> It still preserves larger connected stretches of old-growth rainforest, which is significant given the large-scale deforestation elsewhere in ].<ref name="venturini2005" /> The area has been partially deforested, with plantations of exotic trees interspersed within original forest, and is cut by several roads, including a highway.<ref name="iucn">{{cite iucn |author=Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) |date=2022 |title=''Trichogenes claviger'' |volume=2022|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T141159992A141159997.pt |access-date=14 January 2025 |lang=pt}}</ref> It is partially protected by two ], the Águia Branca Private Reserve, which is {{cvt|16.88|km²}} in area,<ref name="briefy"/> and the Reserva Kaetés, which is {{cvt|6.67|km²}} in area.<ref name="sairanews24" /> The remaining areas are part of ]s belonging to private landowners.<ref name="action_plan" />{{rp|5}} The entire Caetés forest was included in the Pedra Azul–Forno Grande ], a priority area for ] recognised by the state.<ref name="BOW"/> It is also part of an Important Bird Area (IBA-07) recognized by ].<ref name="iba" /> | The Caetés forest is a mountainous area of approximately 30 km² and lies within the municipalities of ], ], ], ], and ], in ], Brazil.<ref name="venturini2005" /><ref name="kaetes1" /> The forest lies in-between the ] and the ].<ref name="sarmento-soares2018" /> It still preserves larger connected stretches of old-growth rainforest, which is significant given the large-scale deforestation elsewhere in ].<ref name="venturini2005" /> The area has been partially deforested, with plantations of exotic trees interspersed within original forest, and is cut by several roads, including a highway.<ref name="iucn">{{cite iucn |author=Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) |date=2022 |title=''Trichogenes claviger'' |volume=2022|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T141159992A141159997.pt |access-date=14 January 2025 |lang=pt}}</ref> It is partially protected by two ], the Águia Branca Private Reserve, which is {{cvt|16.88|km²}} in area,<ref name="briefy"/> and the Reserva Kaetés, which is {{cvt|6.67|km²}} in area.<ref name="sairanews24" /> The remaining areas are part of ]s belonging to private landowners.<ref name="action_plan" />{{rp|5}} The entire Caetés forest was included in the Pedra Azul–Forno Grande ], a priority area for ] recognised by the state.<ref name="BOW"/> It is also part of an ] (IBA-07) recognized by ].<ref name="iba" /> | ||
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The Caetés forest (Portuguese Mata de Caetés) is an area in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo that preserves larger stretches of old-growth Atlantic rainforest. The area lies within the municipalities of Castelo, Vargem Alta, Domingos Martins, Venda Nova do Imigrante, and Alfredo Chaves. The Caetés forest is known for its population of the cherry-throated tanager, a critically endangered bird confirmed in the area in 2003, and of other critically endangered species. The forest is threatened by deforestation. A proposal to establish a public nature reserve to protect the entire forest was abandoned by the local government in 2015 due to local opposition. Instead, two smaller, private nature reserves have since been established that protect parts of the forest, the Águia Branca Private Reserve and the Reserva Kaetés.
Geography
Mata de Caetésclass=notpageimage| Caetés forest in Espírito Santo, Brazil
The Caetés forest is a mountainous area of approximately 30 km² and lies within the municipalities of Castelo, Vargem Alta, Domingos Martins, Venda Nova do Imigrante, and Alfredo Chaves, in Espírito Santo, Brazil. The forest lies in-between the Forno Grande State Park and the Pedra Azul State Park. It still preserves larger connected stretches of old-growth rainforest, which is significant given the large-scale deforestation elsewhere in Espírito Santo. The area has been partially deforested, with plantations of exotic trees interspersed within original forest, and is cut by several roads, including a highway. It is partially protected by two private nature reserves, the Águia Branca Private Reserve, which is 16.88 km (6.52 sq mi) in area, and the Reserva Kaetés, which is 6.67 km (2.58 sq mi) in area. The remaining areas are part of fazendas belonging to private landowners. The entire Caetés forest was included in the Pedra Azul–Forno Grande ecological corridor, a priority area for conservation recognised by the state. It is also part of an Important Bird Area (IBA-07) recognized by BirdLife International.
Conservation
In 2005, the cherry-throated tanager, a critically endangered bird that had just been rediscovered in 1998, was confirmed in the area, sparkling conservation efforts. From 2011, the nonprofit organization SAVE Brasil pushed for a large public nature reserve in the Mata de Caetés. The state government approved the project in 2015 but later abandoned it due to local opposition. Instead of a public reserve, a smaller private nature reserve, the Águia Branca Private Reserve, was established in 2017 to protect parts of the area in which the tanagers occur. In 2021, the Marcos Daniel Institute, supported by several nonprofits, created a second private reserve, the Reserva Kaetés.
Águia Branca Private Reserve
91% of the Águia Branca Private Reserve is covered by old-growth rainforest, and protects critically endangered species such as the cherry-throated tananger.
Reserva Kaetés
The Reserva Kaetés lies 1,223 m (4,012 ft) above sea level with average temperatures between 11°C and 30°C, and minimum temperatures close to 0°C. It was established to protect the cherry-throated tanager, but also protects other species such as the critically endangered catfish Trichogenes claviger, which only occurs in the Caetés forest; the vulnerable maned sloth; and the endangered plant Philodendron spiritus-sancti.
References
- ^ Venturini, Ana Cristina; de Paz, Pedro Rogerio; Kirwan, Guy M. (2005). "A new locality and records of Cherry-throated Tanager Nemosia rourei in Espírito Santo, south-east Brazil, with fresh natural history data for the species" (PDF). Cotinga. 24: 60–70.
- ^ "A Reserva". Reserva Kaetés (in Portuguese). Instituto Marcos Daniel. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- Sarmento Soares, L.M.; Martins-Pinheiro, R.F.M.; Martins, L.S.F.; Nunes, S.; Helmer, J. L. (2018). "Trichogenes claviger um peixinho capixaba criticamente ameaçado de extinção:"Caetés" uma Unidade de Conservação que pode protegê-lo" [‘’Trichogenes claviger‘’ a critically endangered fish from Espírito Santo: ‘Caetés’ a Conservation Unit that can protect it]. Boletim Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia (in Portuguese). 127: 13–19.
- Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Trichogenes claviger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T141159992A141159997.pt. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ Fauna & Flora International (2017). "Briefly". Oryx. 51 (4): 571–580. doi:10.1017/S0030605317001302. ISSN 0030-6053.
- ^ Instituto Marcos Daniel (2024). "Reserva Kaetés" (PDF). Saíra News (in Portuguese). 003.
- ^ Santos, Marcelo Renan de Deus; Barbosa, Antonio Eduardo Araujo; Caetano, Valdivia Rocha Ferreira; Cordero-Schmidt, Eugenia; Fernandes, Katlin Camila; Magnago, Gustavo; Phalan, Benjamin Timothy; Rocha, Fabiana Lopes; Somenzari, Marina; Alves, Maria Alice; Amaral, Fabio; Bichinski, Tony; Bosso, Paloma; Chaves, Flávia; Cometti, Sayonara; Develey, Pedro; Hennessey, Bennett; Bruslund, Simon; Hoffmann, Diego; Jones, Carl; Lobato, Aline; Massaioli, Marcos; Mathias, Leonardo Brioschi; Nunes, Savana de Freitas; Owen, Andrew; Passamani, Jacques; Reillo, Paul; Reisfeld, Alice; Ribon, Rômulo; Rosa, Gustavo; Sampaio, Claudia; Silveira, Luis Fábio; Son, Luiz; Whitney, Bret; Phalan, Benjamin T. (2021). Workshop for the Preparation of the Action Plan and Integrated Management Strategies for the Conservation of the Cherry Throated Tanager (Nemosia rourei): Final report (PDF). Vitória, ES: Instituto Marcos Daniel. ISBN 978-65-89669-07-4.
- Phalan, B. T.; Magnago, G. R.; Hilty, S. (2024). Kirwan, G. M.; Keeney, B. K.; Sly, N. D. (eds.). "Cherry-throated Tanager (Nemosia rourei), version 2.0". Birds of the World Online. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY. doi:10.2173/bow.chttan1.02.
- "Important Bird Area factsheet: Complexo Pedra Azul / Forno Grande (Brazil)". BirdLife International. 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- "Cherry-throated tanager conservation case study". The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- "Reserva Ambiental Águia Branca: saiba mais sobre". Reserva Aguia Branca (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grupo Águia Branca. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- Silva, Juliana Paulo; Sarmento-Soares, Luisa Maria; Tonini, Lorena; Freitas, Joelcio (2023). "The contribution of local people to species conservation: the case of the catfish Trichogenes claviger in south-east Brazil". Oryx. 57 (6): 693. doi:10.1017/S0030605323000893.
- "Espécies da reserva". Reserva Kaetés (in Portuguese). Instituto Marcos Daniel. Retrieved 14 January 2025.