The Chocoaré - Mato Grosso 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 ...

in the state of Pará, Brazil.

Location

The Chocoaré - Mato Grosso Extractive Reserve is in the municipality of Santarém Novo, Pará. It has an area of . It protects part of the right (east) shore of the Maracanã River. The

Maracanã Marine Extractive Reserve The Maracanã Marine Extractive Reserve () is a coastal marine extractive reserve in the state of Pará, Brazil. It protects an area of mangroves, and allows the local population to make sustainable use of the natural resources. Location The Mara ...

protects the left (west) bank, and extends further north. Vegetation in the alluvial areas is mangrove. The local people harvest crabs as a source of income. The

West Indian manatee The West Indian manatee (''Trichechus manatus''), also known as the North American manatee, is a large, aquatic mammal native to warm coastal areas of the Caribbean, from the Eastern United States to northern Brazil. Living alone or in herds, it ...

(''Trichechus manatus'') is protected in the reserve.

History

The Chocoaré - Mato Grosso Extractive Reserve was created by federal decree on 13 December 2002. It is administered 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 ...

(ICMbio). The reserve 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). Its objectives are to protect the livelihoods and culture of the traditional extractive population, and ensure sustainable use of natural resources. On 22 June 2005 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 Colonization and Agrarian Reform) recognised it as meeting the needs of 300 families of small rural producers, who would qualify for

PRONAF The agricultural sector in Brazil is historically one of the principal bases of Economy of Brazil, Brazil's economy. In 2024, Brazil was the second-biggest grain exporter in the world, with 19% of the international market share, and the fourth ...

support. The consultative council was created on 24 September 2007. ICMBio was given responsibility on 15 March 2010.

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* * * {{authority control Marine extractive reserves of Brazil Protected areas of Pará 2002 establishments in Brazil Protected areas established in 2002