Rio Iratapuru Sustainable Development Reserve
| Rio Iratapuru Sustainable Development Reserve | |
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| Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Rio Iratapuru | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
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| Nearest city | Laranjal do Jari, Amapá |
| Coordinates | 0°19′05″N 52°43′29″W / 0.318171°N 52.724712°WCoordinates: 0°19′05″N 52°43′29″W / 0.318171°N 52.724712°W |
| Area | 806,184 hectares (1,992,120 acres) |
| Designation | Sustainable development reserve |
| Created | 11 December 1997 |
| Administrator | Secretaria de Estado do Meio Ambiente do Amapá |
The Rio Iratapuru Sustainable Development Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Rio Iratapuru) is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amapá, Brazil. It contains a well-preserved area of terra firme forest with rich fauna. The local communities that surround the reserve use it for sustainable extraction of products such as Brazil nuts.
The Rio Iratapuru Sustainable Development Reserve is divided between the municipalities of Laranjal do Jari (69.01%), Mazagão (18.68%) and Pedra Branca do Amapari (12.1%) in Amapá. It has an area of 806,184 hectares (1,992,120 acres). The Jari River forms the western boundary. The Iratapuru River, a tributary of the Jari, crosses the reserve from north to south and is fed by many tributaries.
The reserve is bounded by the Waiãpi Indigenous Territory to the north and part of the Jari Ecological Station to the south. The Amapá State Forest adjoins the reserve to the east. The Jari River also forms the western boundary of the Tumucumaque Mountains National Park, just north of the reserve. The Rio Cajari Extractive Reserve is to the southeast. The reserve is important to the Amapá Corridor as a link between these conservation units.
The reserve was an initiative of the Amapá state government to support sustainable production by the Comaru Brazil nut cooperative in the unoccupied land covered by the reserve. Five surrounding communities asked to participate. The Rio Iratapuru Sustainable Development Reserve was created by law 392 of 11 December 1997. The reserve was created by state governor João Capiberibe at the time that the Amapá Sustainable Development Program (PDSA) was being created. This was nine years before the national policy for sustainable development of traditional people and communities was defined.
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