Rio Amapá Sustainable Development Reserve
| Rio Amapá Sustainable Development Reserve | |
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| Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Rio Amapá | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
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| Nearest city | Manicoré, Amazonas |
| Coordinates | 5°31′03″S 61°46′52″W / 5.517422°S 61.781007°WCoordinates: 5°31′03″S 61°46′52″W / 5.517422°S 61.781007°W |
| Area | 216,109 hectares (534,020 acres) |
| Designation | Sustainable development reserve |
| Created | 1 June 2005 |
The Rio Amapá Sustainable Development Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Rio Amapá is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
The Rio Amapá Sustainable Development Reserve is in the municipality of Manicoré, Amazonas. It has an area of 216,109 hectares (534,020 acres). The BR-319 highway runs along the northwest border, and the AM-464 highway runs along the northeast border. To the northeast the reserve adjoins the Matupiri State Park on the other side of AM-464. The Madeira River flows some distance from the southeast border of the reserve. To the southwest it adjoins the Lago do Capanã Grande Extractive Reserve. The Nascentes do Lago Jari National Park and the Igapó-Açu Sustainable Development Reserve are on the opposite side of the BR-319 highway.
The reserve is in the region between the Madeira and Purus rivers in an area drained by the Amapá and Jutaí rivers. The two rivers flow through the reserve from southwest to northeast. The Matupiri River forms in the reserve where the Jutaí and Novo rivers converge. The reserve is subject to seasonal floods. Vegetation includes terra firma forest with many Brazil nut trees, igapó, campina and campinarana. It is part of a complex of isolated savanna areas with high levels of endemic species, as well as species typical of the cerrado and the Amazona campina.
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