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The Ecological Station as its objective the preservation of nature and the undertaking of scientific research. It is tenure and public domain, with the private areas included in its boundaries requiring expropriation. In these units public visitation is prohibited, except for educational purposes, in accordance with the provisions of the Management Plan of the unit or specific regulation, and scientific research depends on previous authorization from the body responsible for the administration of the unit and is subject to the conditions and restrictions established by this body.

In the Ecological Stations alterations of the ecosystems are permitted in the case of: a) measures that look to the restoration of modified ecosystems; b) management of species with the goal of preserving biological diversity; c) collection of components of ecosystems to scientific ends; and d) scientific research whose impact on the environment is greater than that caused by the simple observation of by the controlled collection of components of the ecosystems, in an area corresponding to at the maximum three percent of the total area of the unit and up to the limit of one thousand five hundred hectares.¹

References

1. Brazil 2000. Federal Law Nº 9.985 of 07/18/2000. Regulates article 225 of the Federal Constitution and institutes the National System of Units of Conservation and other provisions. Available by clicking here. (in Portuguese)