Jureia-Itatins Ecological Station

Jureia-Itatins Ecological Station
Estação Ecológica da Jureia-Itatins
Barra do Una beach in the Jureia-Itatins ESEC
Nearest cityIguape, São Paulo
Coordinates24°28′05″S 47°17′56″W / 24.468°S 47.299°W / -24.468; -47.299
Area84,425 hectares (208,620 acres)
DesignationEcological station
Created20 January 1986

The Jureia-Itatins Ecological Station (Portuguese: Estação Ecológica da Jureia-Itatins) is an ecological station (ESEC) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It fully protects a well-preserved area of Atlantic Forest and associated ecosystems along the coastal plain and mountains of the south of the state, home to endangered species of mammals and birds. There is however, some threat from illegal gathering of heart of palm.