Médio Purus Extractive Reserve
| Médio Purus Extractive Reserve | |
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| Reserva Extrativista do Médio Purus | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
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| Nearest city | Lábrea, Amazonas |
| Coordinates | 7°37′34″S 66°16′18″W / 7.62622°S 66.271674°WCoordinates: 7°37′34″S 66°16′18″W / 7.62622°S 66.271674°W |
| Area | 604,209 hectares (1,493,030 acres) |
| Designation | Extractive reserve |
| Created | 8 May 2008 |
| Administrator | Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation |
The Médio Purus Extractive Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Extrativista do Médio Purus) is an extractive reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
The Médio Purus Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities of Lábrea (91.41%), Pauini (8.26%) and Tapauá (0.33%) in the state of Amazonas. It has an area of 604,209 hectares (1,493,030 acres). The reserve extends along the Purus River from just below the town of Pauini to the west, down to the town of Lábrea to the east. The Purus River has muddy waters and often shifts its bed. The reserve is largely surrounded by indigenous territories. The Canutama Extractive Reserve is downstream from the Médio Purus Extractive Reserve. The Iquiri National Forest lies to the south.
Temperatures range from 22 to 32 °C (72 to 90 °F) with an average of 25 °C (77 °F). Vegetation includes dense alluvial rainforest and dense tropical lowland rainforest. Tree species include Piranhea trifoliata, Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa), rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis), Hevea spruceana and Parkia pendula. The reserve is occupied by about 92 indigenous or riverine communities whose main economic activities are collection of forest products such as Brazil nuts, copaíba, andiroba, rubber, açaí, urucurí and bacaba, and sustainable fishing.
The reserve was created in response to a request to IBAMA in 2001 by the local extractive community association for the right to occupy the land and to expel communities that were degrading the environment. The Médio Purus Extractive Reserve was created by federal decree on 8 May 2008. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio). It is classed as IUCN protected area category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources). It aims to protect the livelihoods of the traditional residents and ensure the use and conservation of renewable natural resources traditionally used by these communities.
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