Amanã Sustainable Development Reserve
| Amanã Sustainable Development Reserve | |
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| Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Amanã | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
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| Location | Amazonas |
| Nearest city | Tefé, Amazonas |
| Coordinates | 2°24′11″S 64°26′49″W / 2.403°S 64.447°WCoordinates: 2°24′11″S 64°26′49″W / 2.403°S 64.447°W |
| Area | 2,350,000 hectares (5,800,000 acres) |
| Designation | Sustainable development reserve |
| Created | 4 August 1998 |
Amanã Sustainable Development Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Amanã) is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
The Amanã Sustainable Development Reserve (RDS) covers 2,350,000 hectares (5,800,000 acres) in the north-central part of Amazonas. It covers parts of the municipalities of Maraã, Codajás, Barcelos and Coari. It partly overlaps with the Jaú National Park to its east. To the north the RDS adjoins the Rio Unini Extractive Reserve. To the west it is bounded by the Japurá River and the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve on the other side of the river.
The reserve is in the area of the middle course of the Solimões River, near the point where it is joined by the Japurá River, and is about 650 kilometres (400 mi) west of Manaus. It contains Amanã Lake, 45 by 3 kilometres (28.0 by 1.9 mi), the largest lake in the Amazon region. The reserve connects the 1,124,000 hectares (2,780,000 acres) Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve to its south west with the 2,378,410 hectares (5,877,200 acres) Jaú National Park. The three form one of the largest contiguous areas of protected forest in the world.
The Amanã Sustainable Development Reserve was created by decree 19.021 of 4 August 1998, and is administered by the Mamirauá Institute of Sustainable Development (Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá). The conservation unit is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program. Jaú National Park was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 2000. It became part of the Central Amazon Ecological Corridor, established in 2002. In 2003 the property was expanded by the addition of the Anavilhanas National Park, Amanã Sustainable Development Reserve and Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve to form the Central Amazon Conservation Complex, a larger World Heritage Site. The park became part of the Lower Rio Negro Mosaic, created in 2010.
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