| Canutama State Forest | |
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| Floresta Estadual Canutama | |
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| Nearest city | Canutama, Amazonas |
| Coordinates | 6°18′50″S64°25′44″W / 6.313760°S 64.428980°W |
| Area | 150,588 hectares (372,110 acres) |
| Designation | State forest |
| Created | 27 March 2009 |
| Administrator | Secretaria de Estado do Meio Ambiente do Amazonas |
The Canutama State Forest (Portuguese : Floresta Estadual Canutama) is a state forest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
The Canutama State Forest is divided between the municipalities of Tapauá (6.65%) and Canutama (93.35%) in the state of Amazonas. It has an area of 150,588 hectares (372,110 acres). [1] The state forest lies on the left (west) bank of the Purus River between the towns of Canatuma and Nova Ação. It adjoins the Canutama Extractive Reserve to the south. [2] The vegetation is 100% dense rainforest. [3]
The Canutama State Forest was created by decree 28422 of 27 March 2009 with the objective of promoting and managing multiple sustainable uses of forest resources, and scientific research with emphasis on methods of sustainable exploitation of native forests. [4] The conservation unit was created with five others totalling 23,000 square kilometres (8,900 sq mi) to help meet the requirements for granting an environmental license to reconstruction work on the BR-319 highway that connects Porto Velho to Manaus. The minister of the environment defended implementation of what he called a "green pocket" around the highway. [3] On 16 November 2009 the forest was recognised as supporting 200 families of small rural producers, who would be eligible for PRONAF. The management plan was approved on 22 July 2014. [4]
The state-level conservation units in the BR-319 corridor are the Piagaçu-Purus, Rio Amapá, Rio Madeira, Igapó-Açu and Matupiri sustainable development reserves, Canutama Extractive Reserve, Canutama State Forest, Tapauá State Forest and Matupiri State Park. [5] In December 2012 the Amazonas state government allocated more than R$6 million to these nine units, covering 30,000 square kilometres (12,000 sq mi) and 143 communities, to be coordinated by the State Center for Conservation Units (CEUC). The funding was for development of management plans, creation of management councils, environmental monitoring, land survey, and production and marketing. [5]
The Purus River is a tributary of the Amazon River in South America. Its drainage basin is 371,042 km2 (143,260 sq mi), and the mean annual discharge is 11,207 m3/s (395,800 cu ft/s). The river shares its name with the Alto Purús National Park and the Purús Province, one of the four provinces of Peru in the Ucayali Region.
Apuí is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 22,359 (2020) and its area is 54,240 km2.
Jutaí is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population is 13,886 (2020) and its area is 69,552 km², making it the fifth largest municipality in Amazonas by area and the ninth largest in Brazil.
Tapauá is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 17,015 (2020) and its area is 89,324 km2, making it the third largest municipality in Amazonas and the fifth largest in Brazil, comparable to South Carolina or Jordan.
Abufari Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It is mostly lowland tropical rainforest, with very diverse flora and fauna.
Iquiri National Forest is a national forest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It is a sustainable use conservation unit, so harvesting of forest resources such as timber is allowed in accordance with a management plan.
Nascentes do Lago Jari National Park is a national park in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It protects an area of Amazon rainforest in the BR-319 highway area of influence.
Mapinguari National Park is a national park in the states of Rondônia and Amazonas, Brazil. It covers a large area of Amazon rainforest. The boundaries have been adjusted several times.
The Balata-Tufari National Forest is a national forest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It was created to support sustainable extraction of forest products such as timber subject to restrictions and regulations defined by law or the responsible agency, ICMBio.
The Lago do Capanã Grande Extractive Reserve is an extractive reserve in the state of Amazonas.
The Ituxi Extractive Reserve is an extractive reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
Matupiri State Park is a state park in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It protects a rich area of Amazon rainforest and an ecologically important area of woodland savanna along the Matupiri River. Unusually for a state park, it includes an "indigenous special use zone" that allows the Mura people to continue to fish and extract forest products, as they have for many generations.
The Matupiri Sustainable Development Reserve is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
The Rio Amapá Sustainable Development Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Rio Amapá is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
The Igapó-Açu Sustainable Development Reserve 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.
The Canutama Extractive Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Extrativista Canutama is an extractive reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
The Tapauá State Forest is a state forest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
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BR-319 is an 870-kilometre (540 mi) federal highway that links Manaus, Amazonas to Porto Velho, Rondônia. The highway runs through a pristine part of the Amazon rainforest. It was opened by the military government in 1973 but soon deteriorated, and by 1988 was impassible. In 2008 work began to repair the highway, which will provide an alternative to boat travel along the Madeira River or flying between Manaus and Porto Velho. Protected areas have been created along the route in an effort to prevent deforestation when BR-319 is reopened, a serious concern given the devastation caused elsewhere by highways such as BR-364. As of mid-2016 paving of the middle section of the highway had yet to be approved. Construction permits will depend on measures to prevent future damage to the forest.