The Tefé National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional de Tefé) is a
national 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
Amazonas, Brazil.
It protects a relatively well-preserved area of
Amazon rainforest
The Amazon rainforest, Amazon jungle or ; es, Selva amazónica, , or usually ; french: Forêt amazonienne; nl, Amazoneregenwoud. In English, the names are sometimes capitalized further, as Amazon Rainforest, Amazon Forest, or Amazon Jungle. ...
to the south of the town of
Tefé
Tefé, known in early accounts as Teffé, is a municipality in the state of Amazonas, northern Brazil.
Location
Tefé is located about 525 km by air or 595 km by river to the west of Manaus on the south bank of the Rio Solimões (th ...
on the
Solimões River (upper Amazon River).
The resident population, scattered in small communities along the rivers, are engaged in sustainable farming, fishing and extraction of forest products.
Location
The Tefé National Forest is divided between the municipalities of
Tefé
Tefé, known in early accounts as Teffé, is a municipality in the state of Amazonas, northern Brazil.
Location
Tefé is located about 525 km by air or 595 km by river to the west of Manaus on the south bank of the Rio Solimões (th ...
(46.27%},
Juruá (11.89%),
Carauari
Carauari is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 28,508 (2020) and its area is 25,767 km².
The city is served by Carauari Airport.
Environment
The town is in the Juruá-Purus moist forests ecore ...
(4.96%) and
Alvarães (36.88%) in Amazonas.
It has an area of .
The forest is bounded by the
Tefé River to the east, the
Bauana River, a tributary of the Tefé, to the north, the
Andirá River, a tributary of the
Juruá River, to the west, and the
Curumitá de Baixo River
The Curumitá de Baixo River ( pt, Rio Curumitá de Baixo) is a river of Amazonas, Brazil. It is a tributary of the Tefé River.
The river forms the southern boundary of the Tefé National Forest
The Tefé National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional ...
, a tributary of the Tefé, to the south.
The Curimatá de Baixo runs through the reserve from southwest to northeast.
The
Baixo Juruá Extractive Reserve
The Baixo Juruá Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista do Baixo Juruá) is an extractive reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It contains an area of almost untouched Amazon rainforest inhabited by communities that rely on manioc fa ...
adjoins the extreme northwest of the forest.
History
The Tefé National Forest was created by federal decree 97.629 of 10 April 1989 with an estimated area of .
It is classed as
IUCN protected area category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources).
The purpose is to support sustainable multiple use of forest resources, and scientific research with emphasis on methods for sustainable exploitation of native forests.
The forest is administered by the
Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.
The forest became part of the
Central Amazon Ecological Corridor
The Central Amazon Ecological Corridor ( pt, Corredor Ecológico Central da Amazônia) is an ecological corridor in the state of Amazonas, Brazil, that connects a number of conservation units in the Amazon rainforest. The objective is to maintain ...
, established in 2002.
The consultative council was created on 24 February 2011.
The profile of the beneficiary families was approved on 7 October 2015 and the management plan was approved on 23 February 2016.
Population
As of 2003 there was a low level of deforestation, largely due to the isolation of the forest from urban centers.
As of 2006 there were 359 families with an estimated total of 2,154 people in the forest, living in 30 communities along the three main rivers.
There were 124 families in 11 communities along the Tefé, 74 families in 8 communities along the Bauana and 171 families in 11 communities along the Curumitá de Baixo.
The residents are mainly engaged in family farming, cultivating small fields of
cassava to make flour.
The surplus is marketed in the city of Tefé either directly or through middlemen.
Other activities include artisan fishing and extraction of nuts, açaí, andiroba, copaiba and wood.
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National forests of Brazil
Protected areas of Amazonas (Brazilian state)
1989 establishments in Brazil
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