Acaú-Goiana Extractive Reserve

Acaú-Goiana Extractive Reserve
Reserva Extrativista Acaú-Goiana
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Map showing the location of Acaú-Goiana Extractive Reserve
Nearest city Goiana, Pernambuco
Coordinates 7°32′49″S 34°54′14″W / 7.547°S 34.904°W / -7.547; -34.904Coordinates: 7°32′49″S 34°54′14″W / 7.547°S 34.904°W / -7.547; -34.904
Area 6,676.69 hectares (16,498.5 acres)
Designation Extractive reserve
Created 26 September 2007
Administrator Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation

The Acaú-Goiana Extractive Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Extrativista Acaú-Goiana) is an extractive reserve in the states of Paraíba and Pernambuco, Brazil.

Location

The Acaú-Goiana Extractive Reserve covers 6,676.69 hectares (16,498.5 acres).[1] It is in the municipalities of Caaporã (5.07%) and Pitimbu (1.16%) in Paraíba and Goiana (62.08%) in Pernambuco.[2] The reserve is in the coastal marine biome.[3] It includes the estuary of the Tracunhaém River. Annual rainfall is 400 millimetres (16 in). Temperatures range from 20 to 30 °C (68 to 86 °F) with an average of 25 °C (77 °F). Vegetation includes mangroves, restinga and a small strip of Atlantic Forest.[1]

Administration

The Acaú-Goiana Extractive Reserve was created by federal decree on 26 September 2007, and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.[3] It is classed as IUCN protected area category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources). The extractive reserve aims to protect the livelihoods and ensure use and conservation of natural resources traditionally used by the communities of Carne de Vaca, Povoação de São Lourenço, Tejucupapo, Baldo do Rio Goiana, Acaú, and other communities in the reserve.[1] On 10 November 2009 the Instituto Nacional de Colonização e Reforma Agrária (INCRA: National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform) recognised the reserve as meeting the needs of 1,510 families. A deliberative council was created on 24 October 2012.[2]

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