Parque Estadual Rio Turvo
About the protected area
- Total Area:739 km²
Parque Estadual do Rio Turvo (PERT) was established by State Law No. 12.810/2008, which changed the category of what was until then Parque Estadual do Jacupiranga, created in 1969, into the Mosaico de Unidades de Conservação do Jacupiranga (MOJAC), creating 14 protected areas, among them PERT. Currently managed by the Fundação Florestal, PERT covers 73,893.87 ha, spanning the municipalities of Barra do Turvo, Cajati, and Jacupiranga. PERT has the following units (Núcleos): Capelinha, Cedro.

