Igapó-Açu Sustainable Development Reserve
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| Igapó-Açu Sustainable Development Reserve | |
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| Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Igapó-Açu | |
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
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| Nearest city | Beruri, Amazonas |
| Coordinates | 4°58′24″S 61°33′10″W / 4.973374°S 61.552647°W |
| Area | 397,557 hectares (982,380 acres) |
| Designation | Sustainable development reserve |
| Created | 27 March 2009 |
| Administrator | Secretaria de Estado do Meio Ambiente do Amazonas |
The Igapó-Açu Sustainable Development Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Igapó-Açu) is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It is part of a "green barrier" created to prevent deforestation along the BR-319 highway.
13. Igapó-Açu Sustainable Development Reserve
The Igapó-Açu Sustainable Development Reserve is divided between the municipalities of Manicoré (21.9%), Borba (21%) and Beruri (57.1%) in the state of Amazonas. It has an area of 397,557 hectares (982,380 acres).[1] The reserve covers a corridor of land along both sides of a stretch of the BR-319 highway. The Matupiri State Park adjoins it to the south. In the southeast it adjoins the Rio Amapá Sustainable Development Reserve and the Nascentes do Lago Jari National Park.[2] The vegetation is mainly Amazon rainforest. The residents are mainly farmers, either leaseholders or small landowners.[3]