Jaci Paraná Extractive Reserve
| Jaci Paraná Extractive Reserve | |
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| Reserva Extrativista Jaci Paraná | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
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| Nearest city | Porto Velho, Rondônia |
| Coordinates | 9°46′47″S 64°12′32″W / 9.779774°S 64.208827°WCoordinates: 9°46′47″S 64°12′32″W / 9.779774°S 64.208827°W |
| Area | 197,364 hectares (487,700 acres) |
| Designation | Extractive reserve |
| Created | 17 January 1996 |
| Administrator | Secretaria de Estado do Desenvolvimento Ambiental |
The Jaci Paraná Extractive Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Extrativista Jaci Paraná) is an Extractive reserve in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. The traditional population is engaged in sustainable use of natural forest resources. It has been subject to illegal invasions by loggers and farmers. In 2014 an attempt was made to revoke the reserve.
The Jaci Paraná Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities of Buritis (21.29%) Nova Mamoré (12.98%) and Porto Velho (65.73%) in the state of Rondônia. It has an area of 197,364 hectares (487,700 acres). The Jaci Paraná River forms its western boundary. Altitudes range from 100 to 250 metres (330 to 820 ft) above sea level. The reserve adjoins the Rio Pardo Environmental Protection Area to the east and the Bom Futuro National Forest to the northeast, separated from these two units by the Rio Branco, a tributary of the Jaci Paraná River. The reserve would be included in the proposed Western Amazon Ecological Corridor, connecting it to neighboring conservation units.
The reserve is in an area of rubber concessions, generically called the Jaci Paraná concessions, that had been used for more than a century. It is federally owned land. The traditional residents mainly collect native fruits sich as cupuaçu, tucumã, açaí and bacuri, collect Brazil nuts and extract rubber. Most of the people practice hunting and fishing to some extent, and some agriculture. The Jaci-Paraná Rubber Tappers Association represents the residents in managing the reserve.
The reserve has suffered from invasion by loggers and squatters, and large amounts of timber have been illegally harvested. According to Imazon between 2002 and 2007 the rate of deforestation in the reserve was 3.74%, second only to the Bom Futuro National Forest at 4.34%. By July 2007 37,500 hectares (93,000 acres), or 20% of the total area, had been deforested.
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