Serra da Mocidade National Park

Serra da Mocidade National Park (Parque Nacional Serra da Mocidade) is a national park in the states of Amazonas and Roraima, Brazil.

Location
The park lies in the Amazon biome. It covers 376813 ha. It was established on 29 April 1998, and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. The park covers parts of the municipalities of Barcelos, Amazonas and Caracaraí, Roraima. It adjoins the Yanomami Indigenous Territory to the north.

The north west of the park has a complex of mountains isolated from other ranges of the Guianas. Altitudes range from 100 to 1700 m. It contains small meandering streams covered by upland forest, wetlands, rivers with distinctive chemical and biological properties (the Catrimani River and Água Boa do Univini River) and alluvial floodplains. Some of the wetlands are strictly seasonal in nature. Average annual rainfall is 2000 m. Temperatures range from 24 to 36 C with an average of 28 C.

Conservation
The park is classified as IUCN protected area category II (national park). It has the objectives of preserving natural ecosystems of great ecological relevance and scenic beauty, enabling scientific research, environmental education, outdoors recreation and eco-tourism. The conservation unit is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program.