Cujubim Sustainable Development Reserve
| Cujubim Sustainable Development Reserve | |
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| Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Cujubim | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
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| Nearest city | Jutaí, Amazonas |
| Coordinates | 5°32′06″S 69°06′32″W / 5.535°S 69.109°WCoordinates: 5°32′06″S 69°06′32″W / 5.535°S 69.109°W |
| Area | 2,450,380 hectares (6,055,000 acres) |
| Designation | Sustainable development reserve |
| Created | 5 September 2003 |
The Cujubim Sustainable Development Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Cujubim) is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
The Cujubim Sustainable Development Reserve (RDS) takes its name from the Blue-throated piping guan (Aburria cumanensis), locally called the Cujubim and a common bird in the region. The reserve is in the municipality of Jutaí, Amazonas and has an area of 2,450,380 hectares (6,055,000 acres). It is the largest conservation unit in Amazonas and the largest sustainable development reserve in the world. It lies along the Jutaí River, a tributary of the Solimões River that flows in a northeast direction to the west of the Juruá River. The conservation unit also contains the Biá and Mutum rivers, tributaries of the Jutaí.
The reserve may be reached by boat from Manaus, the capital of Amazonas, 918 kilometres (570 mi) distant. The trip would typically take about eight days. A flight to Fonte Boa Airport, the nearest commercial airport, cuts the boat journey to three and a half days.
The Cujubim Sustainable Development Reserve is part of the Central Amazon Biodiversity Corridor, along with other conservation units on either side of the Solimões. It is upstream from the Rio Jutaí Extractive Reserve. The Vale do Javari Indigenous Territory adjoins the reserve to the west and the Rio Biá Indigenous Territory adjoins it to the east. The Rio Biá Indigenous Territory in turn adjoins the Uacari Sustainable Development Reserve and the Médio Juruá Extractive Reserve on the Juruá.
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