It is part of the Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves, a group of eight protected areas holding 112,000 hectares (280,000 acres) of the Atlantic Forest biome, that has been designated as a World Heritage Site.[4]
The park contains and takes its name from Monte Pascoal, the first land seen by the Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral.
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.[3]
Lamas, Ivana Reis; Crepaldi, Maria Otávia; Mesquita, Carlos Alberto Bernardo (2015), Uma Rede no Corredor(PDF) (in Portuguese), Conservação Internacional (CI-Brasil), ISBN978-85-98830-28-5, retrieved 2016-10-22