Baixo Juruá Extractive Reserve
The Baixo Juruá Extractive Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Extrativista do Baixo Juruá) is an extractive reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It contains an area of almost untouched Amazon rainforest inhabited by communities that rely on manioc farming, small-scale animal husbandry, fishing, hunting and gathering.
| Baixo Juruá Extractive Reserve | |
|---|---|
| Reserva Extrativista do Baixo Juruá | |
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
| Nearest city | Juruá, Amazonas |
| Coordinates | 3.539599°S 66.001817°W |
| Area | 187,982 hectares (464,510 acres) |
| Designation | Extractive reserve |
| Created | 1 August 2001 |
| Administrator | Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation |
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