Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve
| Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve | |
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| Reserva Extrativista Chico Mendes | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
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| Nearest city | Rio Branco, Acre |
| Coordinates | 10°28′02″S 69°09′22″W / 10.467274°S 69.156078°WCoordinates: 10°28′02″S 69°09′22″W / 10.467274°S 69.156078°W |
| Area | 931,537.14 hectares (2,301,878.4 acres) |
| Designation | Extractive reserve |
| Created | 12 March 1990 |
| Administrator | Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation |
Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Extrativista Chico Mendes) is an extractive reserve in the state of Acre, Brazil.
The Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve has an area of 931,537.14 hectares (2,301,878.4 acres). It is in the Amazon biome. The reserve covers parts of the municipalities of Assis Brasil, Brasiléia, Capixaba, Epitaciolândia, Rio Branco, Sena Madureira and Xapuri in the state of Acre.
The reserve lies in the Acre River Depression and the Lower Amazon Plateau. Altitudes range from 200 to 300 metres (660 to 980 ft) above sea level. The portion in the Acre River Depression is in the interfluvial between the Acre River and the Branco River, on the right bank of the Iaco River. The highest points are less than 259 metres (850 ft) in latitude. The Lower Amazon Plateau portion in the centre of the reserve is crossed by the Xapuri River, and has heights up to 300 metres (980 ft). The BR-317 highway is to the east and south of the reserve, running from Rio Branco to Assis Brasil. The Acre River forms part of south east boundary of the reserve. The Iaco River forms the north west boundary and the border with Peru forms part of the south west boundary.
Average annual rainfall is 2,054 millimetres (80.9 in). Temperatures range from 12 to 39 °C (54 to 102 °F) with an average of 28 °C (82 °F). The reserve is considered and centre of endemism for birds and amphibians and a haven for butterflies and birds. The traditional population hunt the collared peccary, white-lipped peccary, pampas deer, robust capuchin monkey and tapir, their main sources of protein.
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