Auatí-Paraná Extractive Reserve
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The Auatí-Paraná Extractive Reserve () is an
extractive reserve An extractive reserve ( 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, fishing and harvesting wild pla ...
is Amazonas, Brazil.


Location

The Auatí-Paraná Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities of
Japurá Japurá is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas. Its population was 2,251 (2020) and its area is 55,791 km² (21541 Mi2). It forms the Japurá Micror ...
(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, which leaves the Solimões (Upper Amazon) to the south and meanders in a generally eastward direction to join the Japurá River to the north. The reserve adjoins the
Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve The Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve () in the Brazilian state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas, near the city of Tefé, is a reserve near the village of Boca do Mamirauá. It includes mostly Amazon rainforest, Amazonian flooded f ...
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, 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 a government agency under the administration of the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment. It is nam ...
. 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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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Auati-Parana Extractive Reserve Extractive reserves of Brazil Protected areas of Amazonas (Brazilian state) 2001 establishments in Brazil