The Auatí-Paraná Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista Auatí-Paraná) is an
extractive reserve
An extractive reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista or RESEX) is a type of sustainable use protected area in Brazil.
The land is publicly owned, but the people who live there have the right to traditional extractive practices, such as hunting, fishin ...
is
Amazonas, Brazil.
Location
The Auatí-Paraná Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities of
Japurá (54.69%) and
Fonte Boa (45.31%) in Amazonas.
It has an area of .
The reserve covers land along the north (left) bank of the
Auati-Paraná Canal
The Auati-Paraná Canal ( pt, Canal Auati-Paraná) is a natural canal of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil.
It is a distributary that leaves the Solimões River and joins the Japurá River.
Course
The Auati-Paraná, also called the Ati-Par ...
, which leaves the
Solimões (Upper Amazon) to the south and meanders in a generally eastward direction to join the
Japurá River
The Japurá River or Caquetá River is a river about long in the Amazon basin. It rises in Colombia and flows eastward through Brazil to join the Amazon River.
Course
The river rises as the Caquetá River in the Andes in southwest Colombia.
...
to the north.
The reserve adjoins the
Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve
The Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve ( pt, Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá) in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, near the city of Tefé, is a reserve near the village of Boca do Mamirauá. It includes mostly Amazonian ...
to the south.
Environment
The terrain is mostly flat in the south of the reserve, gently undulating further north.
Altitudes range from above sea level.
Average daily temperatures range from with an average of .
Average annual rainfall is .
There has been little study of the vegetation of the central and northern areas of the reserve.
Near the river the vegetation is dense tropical rainforest including terra firms forest with rubber,
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 ...
and
buriti palm trees, ''
várzea'' and ''
igapó'' forest.
Threatened species of fauna include manatee, uacari, jaguar, ocelot and curassow.
History
The Auatí-Paraná Extractive Reserve was created by federal decree on 7 August 2001 to ensure the sustainable use and conservation of renewable natural resources, and to protect the way of life and culture of the extractive population.
It is classed as
IUCN protected area category
IUCN protected area categories, or IUCN protected area management categories, are categories used to classify protected areas in a system developed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The enlisting of such areas is part ...
VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources).
It 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 reserve is managed by the
Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation
The Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation ( Portuguese: ''Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade'', ICMBio) is the Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), ...
.
The deliberative council was created on 20 November 2008.
The management plan for the reserve was approved in 30 October 2012.
People
The original inhabitants of the region were the
Omágua people, a Tupi-Guarani group.
They were known for their fine ceramics and finely woven clothes.
They were a warlike tribe, and took slaves from the people they defeated.
Claims of the Indians who traditionally lived on the reserve have not been addressed.
The present population are engaged in agriculture, hunting, fishing, fishing and crafts.
Agricultural work is shared between the men and women, while hunting and fishing are considered men's occupations and women work at home.
As of 2007, 80% of the population was Catholic and 20% Protestant. 80% were illiterate.
The community ''associação agroextrativista de auati-paraná'' is implementing a program of best practices in Brazil nut collection.
Some of the residents appear to have engaged in
illegal logging
Illegal logging is the harvest, transportation, purchase or sale of timber in violation of laws. The harvesting procedure itself may be illegal, including using corrupt means to gain access to forests; extraction without permission, or from a p ...
for sale.
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Extractive reserves of Brazil
Protected areas of Amazonas (Brazilian state)
2001 establishments in Brazil