The Rio Madeira Sustainable Development Reserve ( pt, Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Rio Madeira) is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.

Location

The Rio Madeira Sustainable Development Reserve is divided between the municipalities of

Manicoré Manicoré is a municipality located in the south-east of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Location The population of Manicoré was 56,583 (2020) and its area is 48,282 km2. The town is located on the banks of the Madeira River about downst ...

(15.22%), Borba (46.1%) and

Novo Aripuanã Novo Aripuanã is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas. History The region was originally inhabited by the Toras, Barés, Muras, Urupás, Araras and ot ...

(38.68%) in the state of Amazonas. It has an area of . The reserve is contiguous to other conservation units that make up the Matupiri-Igapó Açu mosaic. The reserve extends along the left (northwest) bank of the

Madeira River The Madeira River ( pt, Rio Madeira, link=no ) is a major waterway in South America. It is estimated to be in length, while the Madeira-Mamoré is estimated near or in length depending on the measuring party and their methods. The Madeira is ...

. The town of Novo Aripuanã on the right bank is opposite the centre of the reserve. It adjoins the

Matupiri State Park Matupiri State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual do Matupiri) is a State park (Brazil), state park in the state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas, Brazil. It protects a rich area of Amazon rainforest and an ecologically important area of woodland s ...

to the north of the western section, and the

Matupiri Sustainable Development Reserve The Matupiri Sustainable Development Reserve ( pt, Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Matupiri) is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Matupiri Sustainable Development Reserve is in the munic ...

to the north of the eastern section. It is bounded to the east by the Arary Indigenous Territory.

Environment

The reserve is drained by the "white water" Madeira River, which flows from

Porto Velho Porto Velho (, ''Old Port'') is the capital of the Brazilian state of Rondônia, in the upper Amazon River basin, and a Catholic Metropolitan Archbishopric. The population is 548,952 people (as of the IBGE 2021 estimation). Located on the border of ...

in the state of Rondônia to the Amazon River below Manaus in Amazonas. The vegetation of the Madeira- Purus interfluvial, in which the reserve is located, is of great importance for conserving biodiversity, with endemic species that are potentially vulnerable to anthropogenic threats, particularly birds. The varied environments include campinas and campinaranas, which conserve a variety of species of flora and fauna and are refuges of the

Pleistocene The Pleistocene ( , often referred to as the ''Ice age'') is the geological epoch that lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was finally confirmed in ...

. Vegetation in the reserve includes dense lowland rainforest with emergent canopy and alluvial forests along the streams.

Economy

The reserve has 25 communities with about 480 families. The traditional populations are descendants of rubber tappers. The main economic activity is agriculture, with bananas being the main commercial crop, and

Brazil nut The Brazil nut (''Bertholletia excelsa'') is a South American tree in the family Lecythidaceae, and it is also the name of the tree's commercially harvested edible seeds. It is one of the largest and longest-lived trees in the Amazon rainforest. ...

s also gathered for sale. Other possible economic resources include timber, copaiba and cumara. The area has high potential for ecotourism.

History

The Rio Madeira Sustainable Development Reserve was created by Amazonas state decree 26.009 of 3 July 2006 with the objectives of preserving nature, ensuring continuation and improvement of methods of extracting natural resources and quality of life of the traditional populations, and preserving and enhancing knowledge and techniques for managing the environment developed by the traditional population and others. On 12 November 2007 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 Colonisation and Agrarian Reform) recognised the reserve as meeting the needs of 388 small families, who would qualify 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 revised to 550 families on 11 December 2007. The deliberative council was created on 1 February 2010. The

Bolsa Floresta The Bolsa Floresta Program (Programa Bolsa Floresta PBF) is a program run by the Amazonas Sustainability Foundation in the state of Amazonas, Brazil, to encourage conservation of forests through sustainable use. It provides direct financial assist ...

program was extended to the residents in 2010, providing some income to families and community associations and other support in exchange for environmental stewardship. The management plan was approved on 22 July 2014. As of 2016 the reserve was supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program.

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* * * {{authority control 2006 establishments in Brazil Protected areas of Amazonas (Brazilian state) Sustainable development reserves of Brazil