The Maués State Forest ( pt, Floresta Estadual de Maués) is a
state forest
A state forest or national forest is a forest that is administered or protected by some agency of a sovereign or federated state, or territory.
Background
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in the state of
Amazonas, Brazil.
Location
The Maués State Forest is in the municipality of
Maués, Amazonas.
It has an area of .
The reserve would be included in the proposed
South Amazon Ecological Corridor
The South Amazon Ecological Corridor ( pt, Corredor Sul da Amazônia) is a proposed ecological corridor connecting conservation units and indigenous territories in the southeast of the Amazon rainforest of Brazil.
Background
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The forest is in the region between the
Madeira and
Tapajós
The Tapajós ( pt, Rio Tapajós ) is a river in Brazil. It runs through the Amazon Rainforest and is a major tributary of the Amazon River. When combined with the Juruena River, the Tapajós is approximately long. It is one of the largest clearw ...
rivers.
It is bounded by the Apocuitaua, Pacoval and
Parauari rivers.
The forest adjoins the
Pau-Rosa National Forest to the south.
The climate is hot and humid, typical of the Amazon.
Rains are abundant, with more rainfall from January to July and less from August to December.
The vegetation is mostly
terra firma forest, but there are also areas of ''
igapó
Igapó (, from Old Tupi: "root forest") is a word used in Brazil for blackwater-flooded forests in the Amazon biome. These forests and similar swamp forests are seasonally inundated with freshwater. They typically occur along the lower reaches of ...
'', ''
restinga'' and ''
campina''.
Timber species include ''
Aniba roseodora'', ''
Manilkara huberi
''Manilkara huberi'', also known as masaranduba, níspero, and sapotilla, is a fruit bearing plant of the genus '' Manilkara'' of the family Sapotaceae.
Geographical distribution
''Manilkara huberi'' is native to large parts of northern South Am ...
'', ''
Hymenaea courbaril
''Hymenaea courbaril'', the courbaril or West Indian locust, is a tree common in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. It is a hardwood that is used for furniture, flooring, and decoration. Its hard fruit pods have edible dry pulp ...
'', ''
Tabebuia
''Tabebuia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae.Eberhard Fischer, Inge Theisen, and Lúcia G. Lohmann. 2004. "Bignoniaceae". pages 9-38. In: Klaus Kubitzki (editor) and Joachim W. Kadereit (volume editor). ''The Families ...
'' species including ''
Tabebuia impetiginosa'' and ''
Tabebuia chysotricha'', ''
Licaria brasiliensis'', ''
Ficus
''Ficus'' ( or ) is a genus of about 850 species of woody trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes and hemiepiphytes in the family Moraceae. Collectively known as fig trees or figs, they are native throughout the tropics with a few species extendi ...
'' species, ''
Brosimum paraense'' and ''
Astronium lecoientei''.
There are many species of fish, and a great many bird species.
Primates include at least one endemic species, the
Maués marmoset (''Mico mauesi'').
Economy
In 2010 there were 420 families in 14 communities in the forest, and 7 communities in the surrounding region.
The communities are distributed along the Igarapé Pacoval in the west, the Apoquitauá River and the Parauari River to the east.
of land in the forest are used by the communities.
As of 2004 there were 462 agricultural areas, with cassava grown in 51.08% and
guarana
Guaraná ( from the Portuguese ''guaraná'' ), ''Paullinia cupana'', syns. ''P. crysan, P. sorbilis'') is a climbing plant in the family Sapindaceae, native to the Amazon basin and especially common in Brazil. Guaraná has large leaves and c ...
in 43.29%.
Between 2004 and 2010 there seems to have been a reduction of 29.8% in the area cultivated.
The main commercial crop is guaranaá (''Paullinia cupana'').
The communities also engage in subsistence farming, mainly cassava.
There is some animal husbandry, mostly pigs and birds.
There is abundant fish.
Extracted products include wood and turtle eggs, as well as honey and the oils of
andiroba
''Carapa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mahogany family, Meliaceae. These are trees up to 30 meters tall occurring in tropical South America, Central America,Hogan, C. M. 2008Isthmian-Atlantic moist forests.Encyclopedia of Earth, World ...
and
copaíba among others.
Native fruit trees are cultivated.
The communities receive support from the
Bolsa Floresta program.
History
The municipality of Maués began studies on creation of a municipal forest in 2002.
In 2003 responsibility was transferred to the state environmental department.
The Maués State Forest was created by decree 23.540 of 19 July 2003.
On 28 November 2005 the forest was recognized by the
Instituto Nacional de Colonização e Reforma Agrária
The Instituto Nacional de Colonização e Reforma Agrária - INCRA (''National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform'') is a federal government authority of the public administration of Brazil. INCRA administers the land reform issues.
...
(INCRA – National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform) as supporting 300 families of small rurals producers, who would be eligible for
PRONAF
The agriculture of Brazil is historically one of the principal bases of Brazil's economy. While its initial focus was on sugarcane, Brazil eventually became the world's largest exporter of coffee, soybeans, beef, and crop-based ethanol.
The s ...
support.
This was adjusted to 620 families on 1 June 2009.
The consultative council was created on 26 January 2010.
The management plan was approved on 25 April 2012.
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State forests of Brazil
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2003 establishments in Brazil
Protected areas established in 2003