Uacari Sustainable Development Reserve
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| Uacari Sustainable Development Reserve | |
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| Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável de Uacari | |
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
 Smooth-fronted caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) in the reserve | |
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| Nearest city | Carauari, Amazonas |
| Coordinates | 5°46′07″S 67°38′28″W / 5.768701°S 67.640978°W |
| Area | 632,949 hectares (1,564,050 acres) |
| Designation | Sustainable development reserve |
| Created | 1 June 2005 |
| Administrator | Secretaria de Estado do Meio Ambiente do Amazonas |
The Uacari Sustainable Development Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável de Uacari) is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. As of 2011 the reserve supported about 265 traditional extractive families.
The Uacari Sustainable Development Reserve is in the municipality of Carauari, Amazonas. It has an area of 632,949 hectares (1,564,050 acres).[1] The Rio Biá Indigenous Territory lies to the north of the western part of the reserve. The Deni IndigenousTerritory is to the south. The Juruá River flows through the western part of the reserve from south to north, and forms the northern boundary of the eastern part, dividing it from the Médio Juruá Extractive Reserve.[2] It takes seven days to reach the reserve by boat from Manaus.[3]
The environment includes terra firma rainforest, várzea forest, small hills, campina and flooded land with grass and dead trees, small islands, lakes and streams. There are at least 19 species of primate, including the threatened bald uakari (Cacajao calvus). There are many turtles, a great many fish, a large population of alligators and at least 30 species of medium and large mammals. As of 2007 there were 29 communities in the reserve.[4]