Itapanhapima Sustainable Development Reserve
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| Itapanhapima Sustainable Development Reserve | |
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| Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável de Itapanhapima | |
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
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| Nearest city | Cananéia, São Paulo |
| Coordinates | 25°07′19″S 48°01′46″W / 25.121966°S 48.029417°W |
| Area | 1,243 hectares (3,070 acres) |
| Designation | Sustainable development reserve |
| Created | 21 February 2008 |
| Administrator | Fundação Florestal SP |
The Itapanhapima Sustainable Development Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável de Itapanhapima) is a sustainable development reserve in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It protects an area of mangrove forests and supports a traditional extractive population.
The Itapanhapima Sustainable Development Reserve is in the municipality of Cananéia, São Paulo. It has an area of 1,243 hectares (3,070 acres).[1] It adjoins the Ilha do Tumba Extractive Reserve to the west.[2] It supports the artisanal fishermen of the area. The reserve is in the Cananéia lagoon estuary, an important nursery for fish and aquatic mammals. It contains large mangrove swamps managed by the traditional populations of the reserve and used by some families for extraction of the native oyster and uçá crab.[3]