Sucunduri State Park
| Sucunduri State Park | |
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| Parque Estadual do Sucunduri | |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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| Nearest city | Apuí, Amazonas |
| Coordinates | 8°18′46″S 58°45′45″W / 8.31278°S 58.762391°WCoordinates: 8°18′46″S 58°45′45″W / 8.31278°S 58.762391°W |
| Area | 808,312 hectares (1,997,380 acres) |
| Designation | State park |
| Administrator | Ipaam - Instituto de Proteção Ambiental do Amazonas |
Sucunduri State Park (Portuguese: Parque Estadual do Sucunduri) is a state park in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
The Sucunduri State Park is in the municipality of Apuí, Amazonas. It has an area of 808,312 hectares (1,997,380 acres). The Juruena River forms the eastern boundary of the park, separating it from the Juruena National Park in the state of Mato Grosso. To the north the Sucunduri State Park adjoins the Bararati Sustainable Development Reserve, Apuí State Forest, the portion of the Juruena National Park that lies in Amazonas and the Jatuarana National Forest. The park adjoins the Sucunduri State Forest to the west and the Igarapés do Juruena State Park in Mato Grosso to the south.
The Sucunduri State Park was created by Amazonas state governor decree 24.810 of 21 January 2005 with the objectives of preserving natural ecosystems of great relevance and scenic beauty, allowing scientific research, education, environmental interpretation, recreation in contact with nature and ecotourism. The state park excluded private property whose owners could prove legal title. It is administered by Ipaam: Instituto de Proteção Ambiental do Amazonas.
In 2014 the federal government was considering a proposal to declare the Juruena National Park an area of public utility in preparation for constructing two hydroelectric dams in the site, the São Simão Alto and Salto Augusto Baixo. The planned dams had a forecast capacity of 4,940 MW. The National Council for Energy Policy (CNPE) had two seats for civil society members, but these had not been filled. WWF-Brasil led a campaign against the energy project, which would flood an area of over 40,000 hectares (99,000 acres). In September 2014 the federal government withdrew its proposal. The dams would have flooded parts of the Juruena National Park, Igarapés do Juruena State Park and the Escondido and Apiaká do Pontal indigenous territories in Mato Grosso, and would have affected part of the Sucunduri State Park in Amazonas and other indigenous territories.
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