Lapinha Biological Reserve

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Lapinha Biological Reserve is a small State Biological Reserve in the municipality of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

History

The reserve, which covers 368.7 ha in the municipality of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, was created on 23 September 1974.

Status

The climate is tropical, with average temperatures of about 21 C and average rainfall of 1307 mm. The municipality was once covered in semi-deciduous forest of the Atlantic Forest biome, but has been severely deforested. As of 2009 the State Biological Reserve was a "strict nature reserve" under IUCN protected area category Ia.

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