The Jacupiranga Mosaic was created by state law 12.810 of 21 February 2008 with a total area of 243,885.78 hectares (602,654.9 acres), including 14 conservation units and 2 planned Private natural heritage reserves.[1]
It was the fifth mosaic to be created in Brazil, and was intended to reconcile sustainable economic development with conservation objectives.[2]
The Jacupiranga State Park, which had an area of 140,000 hectares (350,000 acres), was expanded to 154,872.17 hectares (382,697.5 acres) and subdivided into three state parks, Caverna do Diabo, Rio Turvo and Lagamar de Cananéia.[1]
The law created five sustainable development reserves and one extractive reserve, totaling 13,793.32 hectares (34,084.0 acres) and four environmental protection areas totaling 73,558.09 hectares (181,766.0 acres).[1]
The remaining residents in the Caverna do Diabo, Rio Turvo and Lagamar Cananéia state parks were to be relocated to the sustainable use units, so the forest remnants could be protected..[2]
Conservation units
The Jacupiranga Mosaic includes the following conservation units:[3]
Lino, Clayton Ferreira (May 2009), Mosaico de Unidades de Conservação do Jacupiranga(PDF) (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Conselho Nacional da Reserva da Biosfera da Mata Atlântica, retrieved 2016-11-20
