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Opening of Serra do Teixeira National Park marks a milestone in Paraíba, Brazil

The Serra do Teixeira National Park, the first national park in the Brazilian state of Paraíba, was officially inaugurated on Tuesday (6).

Encompassing around 61,095 hectares, the park includes twelve municipalities and aims to preserve biodiversity, foster ecotourism, and facilitate nature-oriented recreational activities.

Bernardo Brito, the Deputy Director of Management and Creation of Protected Areas of the Chico Mendes Institute for the Conservation of Biodiversity (ICMBio), confirmed that the establishment of the park was a collaborative effort involving various environmental institutions in the Northeast, coordinated by ICMBio, which will oversee the new national park.

"Through these studies . . .

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