Cananéia-Iguape-Peruíbe Environmental Protection Area

Cananéia-Iguape-Peruíbe Environmental Protection Area
Área de Proteção Ambiental de Cananéia-Iguapé-Peruíbe
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Scarlet ibis over Mar Pequeno
Location in Brazil
Nearest city	Cananéia, State of São Paulo
Coordinates	24°51′07″S 47°52′05″W / 24.852°S 47.868°W / -24.852; -47.868Coordinates: 24°51′07″S 47°52′05″W / 24.852°S 47.868°W / -24.852; -47.868
Area	202,307.82 hectares (499,913.5 acres)
Designation	Environmental Protection Area
Created	6 November 1985

Cananéia-Iguape-Peruíbe Environmental Protection Area (Portuguese: Área de Proteção Ambiental de Cananéia-Iguapé-Peruíbe) is a protected area in the State of São Paulo, Brazil.

The Cananéia-Iguape-Peruíbe Environmental Protection Area (APA) covers an area of 202,307.82 hectares (499,913.5 acres) of coastal marine biome. It was created on 6 November 1985 and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. It covers parts of the municipalities of Ilha Comprida, Peruíbe, Miracatu, Itariri, Iguape and Cananéia in the state of São Paulo. The area includes the basin of the Ribeira de Iguape River. The highest point is 500 metres (1,600 ft) above sea level.

The APA contains part of the Mandira Extractive Reserve. It overlaps with the state-level Ilha Comprida Environmental Protection Area, created in 1987. The conservation unit is part of the Lagamar mosaic.

Annual rainfall is 2,200 metres (7,200 ft). Temperatures range from 4 to 35 °C (39 to 95 °F) with an average of 22 °C (72 °F). The area has a wide variety of Atlantic domain environments, and includes about 1,200 plant species. Environments range from tropical rainforest in the coastal plain to montane forest, cloud forest and alpine meadows. The slopes of the hills and mountains are typically covered by dense forest. The coastal strip includes fresh water and brackish marshes, sandbanks and mangrove. It is part of the Iguape-Cananéia-Paranaguá estuary lagoon complex.