Mandira Extractive Reserve
| Mandira Extractive Reserve | |
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| Reserva Extrativista do Mandira | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
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| Nearest city | Cananéia, São Paulo |
| Coordinates | 25°01′07″S 48°01′36″W / 25.018556°S 48.026783°WCoordinates: 25°01′07″S 48°01′36″W / 25.018556°S 48.026783°W |
| Area | 1,176 hectares (2,910 acres) |
| Designation | Extractive reserve |
| Created | 13 December 2002 |
| Administrator | Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation |
The Mandira Extractive Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Extrativista do Mandira) is an extractive reserve in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It covers an area of mangroves. The main commercial product extracted by the traditional population is the oyster.
The Mandira Extractive Reserve is in the municipality of Cananéia, São Paulo. It has an area of 1,176 hectares (2,910 acres). It lies on the coast of the Mar Pequeno, and is partly contained in the Cananéia-Iguape-Peruíbe Environmental Protection Area. It is bounded to the north and west by the Lagamar de Cananéia State Park.
The reserve covers an area of estuaries, mangroves, salt marsh and Atlantic forest in the estuarine-lagoon complex of Iguape and Cananéia. The highest point is no more than 5 metres (16 ft) above sea level. Temperatures range from 10 to 40 °C (50 to 104 °F), with an average OF 22 °C (72 °F). Average annual rainfall is 2,000 millimetres (79 in).
The reserve is in the Atlantic forest domain. Vegetation is 95% mangroves and 5% litoral forest and salt marshes with shrubby vegetation. The mangrove vegetation includes Rhizophora mangle, Laguncularia racemosa, Avicennia shaeuriana and Spartina alterniflora. The narrow strip of land along the border of the reserve contains Calophyllum brasiliense, Rheedia brasiliensis, Syagrus romanzoffiana, Bactris setosa, Ilex thuzans, Dalbergia nigra, Eugenia myrtifolia, Ocotea aciphylla and Chrysophyllum brasiliense.
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