Lago do Cuniã Extractive Reserve
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| Lago do Cuniã Extractive Reserve | |
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| Reserva Extrativista Lago do Cuniã | |
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1] | |
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| Nearest city | Porto Velho, Rondônia |
| Coordinates | 8°18′21″S 63°29′26″W / 8.305959°S 63.490571°W |
| Area | 55,850 hectares (138,000 acres) |
| Designation | Extractive reserve |
| Created | 10 November 1999 |
| Administrator | Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation |
The Lago do Cuniã Extractive Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Extrativista Lago do Cuniã) is an extractive reserve in the state of Rondônia, Brazil.
22. Lago do Cuniã Extractive Reserve
The Lago do Cuniã Extractive Reserve is in the municipality of Porto Velho, Rondônia. It has an area of 55,850 hectares (138,000 acres).[2] The reserve is on the left (west) bank of the Madeira River. It adjoins the Cuniã Ecological Station to the east and north and the Rio Madeira Sustainable Yield Forest (Floresta de Rendimento Sustentado) to the north and west.[3]
The reserve contains the floodplains of large and small rivers, surrounded by fluvial terraces. The relief is one of soft, rounded hills. Altitude ranges from 83 to 140 metres (272 to 459 ft). The reserve drains into the Madeira River. The Cuniã Lake (Lago do Cuniã), after which the reserve is named, has an area of about 18,000 hectares (44,000 acres) and is fed by stream originating in the reserve.[4]
Environment
Temperatures range from 16 to 34 °C (61 to 93 °F) with an average of 26 °C (79 °F). Average annual rainfall is 2,250 millimetres (89 in). The vegetation is mainly savanna-rainforest contact and pioneer fluvial forest.[4] The reserve has rich fauna, with birds like great egret (Ardea alba), jabiru (Jabiru mycteria), maguari stork (Ciconia maguari) and Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) and large animals such as black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) and porpoise.[5] As of 2001 the reserve was home to 50 families with about 400 people whose main economic activity was fishing for food and for sale. Almost all preserve traditional artisan techniques, including the skill learned from the Indians of making canoes.[5]