Uatumã Sustainable Development Reserve
| Uatumã Sustainable Development Reserve | |
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| Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Uatumã | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
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Capybaras in the reserve, February 2012
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| Nearest city | São Sebastião do Uatumã, Amazonas |
| Coordinates | 2°17′29″S 58°38′41″W / 2.291389°S 58.644703°WCoordinates: 2°17′29″S 58°38′41″W / 2.291389°S 58.644703°W |
| Area | 424,430 hectares (1,048,800 acres) |
| Designation | Sustainable development reserve |
| Created | 25 June 2004 |
| Administrator | Secretaria de Estado do Meio Ambiente do Amazonas |
The Uatumã Sustainable Development Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Uatumã) is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. The land is owned by the state, but the reserve has a population of about 1,300 people engaged in sustainable agriculture, extraction and fishing.
The Uatumã Sustainable Development Reserve is divided between the municipalities of São Sebastião do Uatumã (60.42%) and Itapiranga (39.58%) in the state of Amazonas. It has an area of 424,430 hectares (1,048,800 acres). The reserve covers parts of the lower Amazon plateau and the Amazon plain. It is in the lower third of the Uatumã River basin near its mouth on the Amazon River. The Uatumã River runs through the length of the reserve from north to south. The reserve is accessible by river from Manaus, or by land via the BR-174 and AM-240 highways.
The reserve was proposed in 1996 after several studies by environmental bodies and NGOs, and in response to the demands of the local inhabitants who saw value in protecting the environment, regularising use of land and river resources, and helping community organisation, health and education. This was followed by several years of discussion about the most appropriate form of conservation unit and about the transfer of responsibility between the federal and state governments.
The Uatumã Sustainable Development Reserve was created by Amazonas state governor decree 24.295 of 25 June 2004 in the basin of the Uatumã River with an area of about 424,430 hectares (1,048,800 acres). The basic objective was to preserve nature and at the same time ensure the conditions and means needed to sustain and improve the livelihood and quality of life of the traditional populations exploiting the natural resources, while preserving and improving knowledge and techniques developed by those populations for managing the environment. It became part of the Central Amazon Ecological Corridor, established in 2002. The conservation unit is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program.
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