Rio Ouro Preto Extractive Reserve
| Rio Ouro Preto Extractive Reserve | |
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| Reserva Extrativista Rio Ouro Preto | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
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Green anaconda about 6 metres (20 ft), in the Rio Ouro Preto Extractive Reserve
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| Coordinates | 10°45′27″S 64°41′49″W / 10.757577°S 64.69706°WCoordinates: 10°45′27″S 64°41′49″W / 10.757577°S 64.69706°W |
| Area | 204,631.55 hectares (505,655.6 acres) |
| Designation | Extractive reserve |
| Administrator | Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation |
The Rio Ouro Preto Extractive Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Extrativista Rio Ouro Preto) is an extractive reserve in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. Created in 1990, it was one of the first such reserves in Brazil. The residents extract rubber, nuts and other products in the dry season and farm or work outside the reserve in the rainy season, when large areas are flooded. Houses are built on stilts to avoid flooding and discourage animals from entering.
The Rio Ouro Preto Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities of Guajará-Mirim (73.45%) and Nova Mamoré (26.55%) in Rondônia. It has an area of 204,631.55 hectares (505,655.6 acres). The BR-421 federal highway runs east from the town of Guajará-Mirim on the Bolivian border, and enters the north part of the reserve.
The reserve occupies the basin of the Ouro Preto River between two parallel east-west ranges of hills. It extends westward along the course of the Ouro Preto to where it joins the Pacaás Novos River, which forms the western boundary of the reserve. Altitudes range from 147 to 235 metres (482 to 771 ft) above sea level.
The reserve is part of the largest block of environmentally protected land in the state, and forms a buffer between the cleared and farmed areas and the strictly protected forest areas. The Guajará-Mirim State Park lies to the north of the eastern part of the extractive reserve, the Rio Ouro Preto Biological Reserve lies in the hills to the south of the eastern part, and the Rio Pacaás Novos Extractive Reserve lies to the south of the western part.
The Rio Ouro Preto Extractive Reserve was created by decree 99.166 of 13 March 1990. It is administered by the federal Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio). The reserve is classified as IUCN protected area category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources). The extractive reserve is used by the traditional populations who live by extraction of forest products as well as subsistence agriculture and small-scale animal husbandry, It protects their livelihood and culture while ensuring sustainable use of the natural resources. The Rio Ouro Preto reserve was one of the first four such units to be created in Brazil.
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