An extractive reserve ( or RESEX) is a type of sustainable use protected area in Brazil. The land is publicly owned, but the people who live there have the right to traditional extractive practices, such as hunting, fishing and harvesting wild plants.
Definition
In the broad sense, an extractive reserve is an area of land, generally state-owned where access and use rights, including natural resource extraction, are allocated to local groups or communities. Extractive reserves limit deforestation both by the local residents, preventing deforestation within their reserve, and by acting as a buffer zone to keep ranching and extractive industry out of the forests beyond.
"Extractive reserve" is among the types of sustainable-use, protected area defined by Law No. 9.985 of 18 July 2000. This established the National System of Conservation Units (SNUC). The extractive reserves are of public domain but the use of the land is allowed for traditional extractive populations, largely indigenous. They are areas used by traditional extractive populations whose livelihood is based on extraction, subsistence agriculture and small-scale livestock raising.
The reserves are created to protect the livelihoods and culture of these people, and also to ensure sustainable use of natural resources.
Public visits are allowed where compatible with local interests and the provisions of the management plan for the unit. Research is permitted and encouraged, subject to prior authorization with the responsible agency.
On land
Extractive reserves in Brazil include:
Name Level State Area (ha) Created Biome Acaú-Goiana Federal ParaíbaPernambuco 6,678 2007 Atlantic Forest Alto Juruá Federal Acre 506,186 1990 Amazon Alto Tarauacá Federal Acre 151,200 2000 Amazon Angelim State Rondônia 8,923 1995 Amazon Aquariqua State Rondônia 18,100 1995 Amazon Arapixi Federal Amazonas 133,637 2006 Amazon Arióca Pruanã Federal Pará 83,445 2005 Amazon Auatí-Paraná Federal Amazonas 146,950 2001 Amazon Baixo Juruá Federal Amazonas 187,982 2001 Amazon Barreiro das Antas Federal Rondônia 107,234 2001 Amazon Batoque Federal Ceará 602 2003 Coastal marine Canutama State Amazonas 197,986 2009 Amazon Cassurubá Federal Bahia 100,687 2009 Coastal marine Castanheira State Rondônia 10,200 1995 Amazon Catuá-Ipixuna State Amazonas 217,486 2003 Amazon Cazumbá-Iracema Federal Acre 750,795 2002 Amazon Chapada Limpa Federal Maranhão 11,971 2007 Amazon Chico Mendes Federal Acre 970,570 1990 Amazon Ciriaco Federal Maranhão 8,084 1992 Amazon Curralinho State Rondônia 1,758 1995 Amazon Cururupu Federal Maranhão 185,046 2004 Amazon Extremo Norte do Tocantins Federal Tocantins 9,280 1992 Amazon Freijó State Rondônia 600 1995 Amazon Garrote State Rondônia 803 1995 Amazon Guariba State Amazonas 150,465 2005 Amazon Guariba-Roosevelt State Mato Grosso 164,224 1996 Amazon Gurupá-Melgaço Federal Pará 145,298 2006 Amazon Ipaú-Anilzinho Federal Pará 55,816 2005 Amazon Ipê State Rondônia 815 1995 Amazon Itaúba State Rondônia 1,758 1995 Amazon Ituxi Federal Amazonas 776,940 2008 Amazon Jaci Paraná State Rondônia 197,364 1996 Amazon Jatobá State Rondônia 1,135 1995 Amazon Juami-Japurá Federal Amazonas 745,830 2001 Amazon Jutaí-Solimões Federal Amazonas 284,285 1983 Amazon Lago do Capanã Grande Federal Amazonas 304,146 2004 Amazon Lago do Cedro Federal Goiás 17,338 2006 Lago do Cuniã Federal Rondônia 55,850 1999 Amazon Mandira Federal São Paulo 1,176 2002 Atlantic Forest Mapuá Federal Pará 94,464 2005 Amazon Maracatiara State Rondônia 9,503 1995 Amazon Massaranduba State Rondônia 5,566 1995 Amazon Mata Grande Federal Maranhão 10,450 1992 Amazon Médio Juruá Federal Amazonas 286,933 1997 Amazon Médio Purus Federal Amazonas 604,209 2008 Amazon Mogno State Rondônia 2,450 1995 Amazon Pedras Negras State Rondônia 124,409 1995 Amazon Piquiá State Rondônia 1,449 1995 Amazon Quilombo Frechal Federal Maranhão 9,542 1992 Amazon Recanto das Araras de Terra Ronca Federal Goiás 11,964 2006 Renascer Federal Pará 211,741 2009 Amazon Rio Branco-Jauaperi Federal Roraima 581,173 2018 Amazon Rio Cajari Federal Amapá 501,771 1990 Amazon Rio Cautário State State Rondônia 146,400 1995 Amazon Rio Cautário Federal Federal Rondônia 73,818 2001 Amazon Rio Gregório State Amazonas 427,004 2007 Amazon Rio Iriri Federal Pará 398,938 2006 Amazon Rio Jutaí Federal Amazonas 275,533 2002 Amazon Rio Ouro Preto Federal Rondônia 204,583 1990 Amazon Rio Pacaás Novos State Rondônia 342,904 1995 Amazon Rio Preto-Jacundá State Rondônia 95,300 1996 Amazon Rio Unini Federal Amazonas 833,352 2006 Amazon Rio Xingu Federal Pará 303,841 2008 Amazon Riozinho da Liberdade Federal Acre 325,603 2005 Amazon Riozinho do Anfrísio Federal Pará 736,340 2004 Amazon Roxinho State Rondônia 882 1995 Amazon Seringueira State Rondônia 537 1995 Amazon Sucupira State Rondônia 3,188 1995 Amazon Tapajós-Arapiuns Federal Pará 647,611 1998 Amazon Terra Grande-Pracuúba Federal Pará 194,695 2006 Amazon Verde para Sempre Federal Pará 1,288,720 2004 Amazon
At sea
Marine extractive reserves in Brazil include:
Name State Admin Area (ha) Created Araí-Peroba Federal Pará 62,035 2005 Arraial do Cabo Federal Rio de Janeiro 56,769 1997 Baía do Iguape Federal Bahia 10,074 2000 Caeté-Taperaçu Federal Pará 42,069 2005 Canavieiras Federal Bahia 100,646 2006 Chocoaré - Mato Grosso Federal Pará 2,786 2002 Corumbau Federal Bahia 89,500 2000 Cuinarana Federal Pará 11,037 2014 Delta do Parnaíba Federal MaranhãoPiauí 27,022 2000 Gurupi-Piriá Federal Pará 74,081 2005 Ilha do Tumba State São Paulo 1,128 2008 Lagoa do Jequiá Federal Alagoas 10,231 2001 Mãe Grande de Curuçá Federal Pará 37,062 2002 Maracanã Federal Pará 30,019 2002 Mestre Lucindo Federal Pará 26,465 2014 Mocapajuba Federal Pará 21,029 2014 Pirajubaé Federal Santa Catarina 1,444 1992 Prainha do Canto Verde Federal Ceará 29,794 2009 São João da Ponta Federal Pará 3,203 2002 Soure Federal Pará 27,464 2001 Taquari State São Paulo 1,662 2008 Tracuateua Federal Pará 27,154 2005
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Regulates article 225 of the Federal Constitution and institutes the National System of Units of Conservation and other provisions.
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