Campo Verde is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil .
5-521: The municipality contains 13% of the 3,534 hectares (8,730 acres) Rio da Casca Ecological Station , a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1994. The region began to be populated in 1886 by the Borges and Fernandes families. The town held no relevant economic activities until the 1960s. With the installation of a gas station, agriculture became a viable option. The fertile soil allowed for plantations to prosper, population to grow and consequently giving
10-474: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Rio da Casca Ecological Station The Rio da Casca Ecological Station ( Portuguese : Estação Ecológica do Rio da Casca ) is an ecological station in the state of Mato Grosso , Brazil. It protects a partly deforested area of savanna. The Rio da Casca Ecological Station (ESEC) is divided between the municipalities of Chapada dos Guimarães (76.61%), Cuiabá (10.84%) and Campo Verde (12.52%) in
15-495: The land the need for leadership organization. The municipality was given the name "Campo Verde", separating from the "Dom Aquino" municipality. The name "Campo Verde" was chosen by the inhabitants of the municipality through a referendum, and it is in honor of the extensive soy plantations that dominate the landscape during harvest. 15°34′00″S 55°10′08″W / 15.5667°S 55.1689°W / -15.5667; -55.1689 This Mato Grosso , Brazil location article
20-519: The state of Mato Grosso. The ESEC has two parts, one with an area of 3,329 hectares (8,230 acres) and the other with an area of 205 hectares (510 acres). The total area is 3,534 hectares (8,730 acres). It lies to the east of the MT-450 state highway and is south of the BR-251 federal highway. The Rio da Casca Ecological Station was created by state governor decree 6.437 of 27 May 1994. The consultative council
25-504: Was created on 15 December 2014. The ESEC is just over 87% savannah, and about 13% contact between savannah and seasonal forest. It overlaps about 7% with the Chapada dos Guimarães Environmental Protection Area . The ESEC was about 65% deforested at time of creation, and since then has lost a further 4% of forest coverage. The Casca River , a tributary of the Roncador River , runs through
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