▁Atlantic ▁Forest ▁E colog ical ▁Cor rid or , ▁created ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁It ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁river ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁the ▁Ve ado ▁River , ▁which ▁flows ▁through ▁the ▁reserve ▁from ▁west ▁to ▁east . ▁It ▁lies ▁in ▁the ▁Pin he iros ▁municipality ▁of ▁Esp í rito ▁Santo . ▁The ▁veget ation ▁is ▁semi - dec id uous ▁tropical ▁rain ▁forest , ▁with ▁very ▁tall ▁trees ▁and ▁sparse ▁under g row th . ▁Although ▁in ▁the ▁tropical ▁zone , ▁the ▁climate ▁is ▁greatly ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁mountains . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁ ▁The ▁Bi ological ▁Reserve ▁is ▁a ▁" str ict ▁nature ▁reserve " ▁under ▁IU CN ▁protected ▁area ▁category ▁I a . ▁The ▁reserve ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁preserve ▁a ▁rem nant ▁of ▁Atlantic ▁forest ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁Federal ▁Public ▁Ministry ▁in ▁Esp í rito ▁Santo ▁gained ▁a ▁court ▁r uling ▁that ▁IC MB io ▁had ▁ 1 8 0 ▁days ▁to ▁del imit ▁buffer ▁zones ▁around ▁the ▁C ór re go ▁do ▁Ve ado ▁Bi ological ▁Reserve ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁nearby ▁ ▁Rio ▁Pre to ▁National ▁Forest ▁and ▁the ▁ ▁C ór re go ▁Grande ▁Bi ological ▁Reserve . ▁ ▁A ▁buffer ▁zone ▁is ▁an ▁area ▁around ▁a ▁conservation ▁unit ▁where ▁human ▁activity ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁various ▁rules ▁and ▁restrictions . ▁ ▁Prote cted ▁species ▁in ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Forest ▁bi ome ▁are ▁northern ▁brown ▁how ler ▁( Al ou