Iquiri National Forest (Portuguese: Floresta Nacional do Iquiri) 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.
Conservation units in the Purus-Madeira interfluvial. 1. Iquiri National Forest
The Iquiri National Forest has an area of 1,472,598.67 hectares (3,638,870.6 acres).[1] It is in the municipality of Lábrea in Amazonas.[2] The Iquiri National Forest is in the Amazon biome.[1] The forest contains 73.05% dense rainforest and 26.95 open rainforest. It has great potential for sustainable harvesting of timber and other forest products such as oils, resins, nuts, seeds and fruits.[3]
History
The Iquiri National Forest was created by decree on 8 May 2008 and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).[1] It is classed as IUCN protected area category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) with the objective of sustainable multiple use of forest resources, maintenance and protection of water resources and biodiversity, recovery of degraded areas and support for sustainable exploitation of native forests and scientific research.[2]
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