Macauã River

	Macauã River Macauã River is a river of Acre state in western Brazil, a tributary of the Iaco River. The river forms most of the southeast boundary of the Macauã National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1988. It flows through the northern part of the São Francisco National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2001. It then flows through the eastern part of the Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve, established in 2002 to support sustainable use of the natural resources by the traditional population. See also List of rivers of Acre List of rivers in Acre (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. Acre is located entirely within the Amazon Basin. By ... References Rivers of Acre (state) {{AcreBR-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Iaco River Iaco River is a river of Acre and Amazonas states in western Brazil. See also List of rivers of Acre List of rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state) List of rivers in Amazonas (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. Amazonas is located entirely within the Amazon Ba ... ReferencesBrazilian Ministry of Transport Rivers of Acre (state) Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state) {{AmazonasBR-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Acre (state) Acre () is a state located in the west of the North Region of Brazil and the Amazonia Legal. Located in the westernmost part of the country, at a two-hour time difference from Brasília, Acre is bordered clockwise by the Brazilian states of Amazonas and Rondônia to the north and east, the Bolivian department of Pando to the southeast, and the Peruvian regions of Madre de Dios, Ucayali and Loreto to the south and west. The state, which has 0.42% of the Brazilian population, generates 0.2% of the Brazilian GDP. Its capital and largest city is Rio Branco. Other important places include Cruzeiro do Sul, Sena Madureira, Tarauacá and Feijó. Intense extractive activity in the rubber industry, which reached its height in the early 20th century, attracted Brazilians from many regions to the state. From the mixture of sulista, southeastern Brazil, nordestino, and indigenous traditions arose a diverse cuisine. It combines sun-dried meat (carne-de-sol) with pirarucu, a typic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Sena Madureira Sena Madureira () is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the center of the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Acre (state), Acre. Its population is 46,511 and its area is , making it the largest municipality in the state. It has a climate which combines temperatures of with humidities in the upper 90s percent, all year round. It is 143 km from Rio Branco, Acre, Rio Branco. The oldest church in Acre state is located in Sena Madureira, the Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceição Church (1910). Conservation The municipality contains part of the Rio Acre Ecological Station. It also contains part of the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use environmental unit created in 1990. It contains the Macauã National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1988. It also contains the São Francisco National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2001. It contains 98% of the Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve, established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 States of Brazil, states and the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese language, Portuguese as an List of territorial entities where Portuguese is an official language, official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most Multiculturalism, multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass Immigration to Brazil, immigration from around the world; and the most populous Catholic Church by country, Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Macauã National Forest The Macauã National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional do Macauã is a national forest in the state of Acre, Brazil. Location The Macauã National Forest is in the municipality of Sena Madureira in the state of Acre. It has an area of . It is in the Amazon biome. The forest is bounded to the west and north by the Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve, and to the southeast by the São Francisco National Forest. The Macauã River forms most of its southeast boundary. The forest would be included in the proposed Western Amazon Ecological Corridor. Creation and operation The Macauã National Forest was created by presidential decree 96.189 of 21 June 1988. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio). It is classed as IUCN protected area category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources). The objective is to support sustainable use of forest resources and scientific research with emphasis on methods for sustainable exploi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	São Francisco National Forest The São Francisco National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional de São Francisco) is a National forest in the state of Acre, Brazil. Location The São Francisco National Forest is in the municipality of Sena Madureira in the state of Acre. It has an area of . It is in the Amazon biome. It adjoins the Macauã National Forest, which lies to the north. The Macauã River runs through the northern part of the forest. The Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve is some distance to the south, on the opposite side of the Iaco River. History The São Francisco National Forest was created by federal decree on 7 August 2001. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio). It is classed as IUCN protected area category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources). The objective is to support sustainable multiple use of forest resources and scientific research, with emphasis on methods for sustainable exploitation of native forests. The consult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve The Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista Cazumbá-Iracema) is an extractive reserve in the state of Acre, Brazil. The inhabitants extract rubber, Brazil nuts and other products from the forest for their own consumption or for sale, hunt, fish and engage in small-scale farming and animal husbandry. The reserve was created in 2002 as a sustainable use conservation area after a long campaign by the rubber tappers to prevent the government from evicting them and clearing the Amazon rainforest for cattle ranching. The reserve is rich in biodiversity, and helps form a buffer zone for the adjoining Chandless State Park. Due to decreases in rubber prices, some families want to clear the forest to raise cattle, which is seen as more profitable. Location The Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve is the fifth largest in Brazil. It is mainly in the municipality of Sena Madureira (97.71%) with a small part in the municipality of Manoel Urbano (2.29%), both in the state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Rivers Of Acre List of rivers in Acre (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. Acre is located entirely within the Amazon Basin. By Drainage Basin * ''Amazon River'' (Pará, Amazonas) ''Madeira River'' (Amazonas, Rondônia) * Abunã River ** Xipamanu River * Iná River Purus River * Ituxi River (Iquiri River) * Acre River ** Antimary River Andirá River Branco River * Espalha River Xapuri River * Iaco River ** Caeté River Macauã River Igarapé Riozinho * Chandless River ** Igarapé Cochichá Igarapé Sindrichal * Santa Rosa River * Chambuiaco River Juruá River * Tarauacá River Envira River * Jurupari River * Igarapé Paraná * Rio Jaminauá Acurauá River Muru River Jordão River * Gregório River * Liberdade River * Moa River ** Az ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]