Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve
| Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve | |
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| Reserva Extrativista Cazumbá-Iracema | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
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| Nearest city | Sena Madureira, Acre |
| Coordinates | 9°21′39″S 69°26′14″W / 9.360884°S 69.437189°WCoordinates: 9°21′39″S 69°26′14″W / 9.360884°S 69.437189°W |
| Area | 750,795 hectares (1,855,250 acres) |
| Designation | Extractive reserve |
| Created | 19 September 2002 |
| Administrator | Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation |
The Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Extrativista Cazumbá-Iracema) is an extractive reserve in the state of Acre, Brazil. The inhabitants extract rubber, Brazil nuts and other products from the forest for their own consumption or for sale, hunt, fish and engage in small-scale farming and animal husbandry. The reserve was created in 2002 as a sustainable use conservation area after a long campaign by the rubber tappers to prevent the government from evicting them and clearing the Amazon rainforest for cattle ranching. The reserve is rich in biodiversity, and helps form a buffer zone for the adjoining Chandless State Park. Due to decreases in rubber prices, some families want to clear the forest to raise cattle, which is seen as more profitable.
The Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve is the fifth largest in Brazil. It is mainly in the municipality of Sena Madureira (97.71%) with a small part in the municipality of Manoel Urbano (2.29%), both in the state of Acre. It lies to the south of the BR-364 highway, and has an area of 750,795 hectares (1,855,250 acres). The reserve is bounded on the west by the Chandless State Park and on the southeast by the Macauã National Forest. The western boundary is the watershed between the Caeté and Purus rivers. The eastern boundary is on the watershed of the Caeté and Macauã in the south, and then follows the Macauã northward.
The terrain is dominated by gently sloping hills and steep ridges. It is drained by tributaries of the Purus, which are typically meandering, and in the dry season may be difficult to navigate. The Caeté crosses the centre of the reserve. The main tributaries of the Caeté are the Espera-aí, Canamary, Maloca and Santo Antônio streams. The main tributary of the Macauã in the east is the Riozinho stream. There are flat areas and alluvial terraces along the rivers and large streams, subject to periodic or permanent flooding and holding oxbow lakes where meanders have been cut off from the rivers.
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