The Aripuanã Sustainable Development Reserve () is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.

Location

The Aripuanã Sustainable Development Reserve is in the

Apuí Apuí is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas. Its population was 22,359 (2020) and its area is 54,240 km2. Gold rush The municipality shot to fa ...

municipality of Amazonas. It has an area of . The reserve lies on either side of the

Aripuanã River Aripuanã River () is a river in the Mato Grosso and Amazonas states in north-western Brazil. It is a tributary of the Madeira River in the Amazon Basin. The town of Novo Aripuanã is located on its banks where it merges into the Madeira River. ...

. It is bounded to the south by the border with the state of

Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – ) is one of the states of Brazil, the List of Brazilian states by area, third largest by area, located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible ...

. To the east of the Aripuanã River it adjoins the Igarapés do Juruena State Park in Mato Grosso. To the east it adjoins the

Sucunduri State Forest The Sucunduri State Forest () is a state forest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Sucunduri State Forest is in the municipality of Apuí, Amazonas. It has an area of . It adjoins the Aripuanã Sustainable Development Reserve to th ...

. To the west it adjoins the

Aripuanã State Forest The Aripuanã State Forest () is a State forest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Aripuanã State Forest is in the municipality of Apuí, Amazonas. It has an area of . The forest is bounded by the border with the state of Mato Gross ...

History

The Aripuanã Sustainable Development Reserve was created by Amazonas state governor decree 24811 of 21 January 2005. The objectives included preserving nature and the conditions needed to preserve and improve the livelihoods, quality of life and use of natural resources of the traditional populations, and preserving and improving knowledge and environmental management techniques of the traditional populations.

Conservation

The reserve is an integral part of the

Apuí Mosaic The Apuí Mosaic () is a protected area mosaic in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Apuí Mosaic is divided between the municipalities of Apuí (91.85%) and Novo Aripuanã (8.15%) in the state of Amazonas. It covers an area of . The ...

, which totals in area and contains the Guariba and Sucunduri State Parks; Bararati and Aripuanã sustainable development reserves;

Guariba Extractive Reserve The Guariba Extractive Reserve () is an extractive reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Guariba Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities of Novo Aripuanã (28.31%) and Apuí (71.69%) in the state of Amazonas. I ...

; and Sucunduri, Aripuana, Apuí and

Manicoré Manicoré is a municipality located in the south-east of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. History Manicoré's origins date back to 1637, with the expedition of Pedro Teixeira, a Portuguese explorer and military man. The authorities of Grão-P ...

state forests. The conservation unit is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program.

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