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Extractive Reserve
An extractive reserve ( or RESEX) is a type of sustainable use protected area in Brazil. The land is publicly owned, but the people who live there have the right to traditional extractive practices, such as hunting, fishing and harvesting wild plants. Definition In the broad sense, an extractive reserve is an area of land, generally state-owned where access and use rights, including natural resource extraction, are allocated to local groups or communities. Extractive reserves limit deforestation both by the local residents, preventing deforestation within their reserve, and by acting as a buffer zone to keep ranching and extractive industry out of the forests beyond. "Extractive reserve" is among the types of sustainable Sustainability is a social goal for people to co-exist on Earth over a long period of time. Definitions of this term are disputed and have varied with literature, context, and time. Sustainability usually has three dimensions (or pillars): env ...-use, pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Spiders (order (biology), order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight limbs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude spider silk, silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all Order (biology), orders of organisms. Spiders are found worldwide on every continent except Antarctica, and have become established in nearly every land habitat. , 53,034 spider species in 136 Family (biology), families have been recorded by Taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. However, there has been debate among scientists about how families should be classified, with over 20 different classifications proposed since 1900. Anatomy, Anatomically, spiders (as with all arachnids) differ from other arthropods in that the usual body segmentation (biology), segments are fused into two Tagma (biology), tagmata, the cephalothorax or prosoma, and the opisthosoma, or abdomen, and joined by a small, cylindr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rondônia
Rondônia () is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northern subdivision of the country (central-western part). It is bordered by Acre (state), Acre in the west, Amazonas, Brazil, Amazonas in the north, Mato Grosso in the east, and Bolivia in the south. Rondônia has a population of 1,815,000 as of 2021. It is the fifth least populated state. Its capital and largest city is Porto Velho, bathed by the Madeira River. The state was named after Cândido Rondon, who explored the north of the country during the 1910s. The state, which is home to c. 0.7% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for c. 0.3% of the Brazilian GDP. The state has 52 municipalities and occupies an area of 237,590.547 Square kilometre, km2, equivalent to the territory of Romania and almost five times larger than Croatia. In addition to this, there are other important cities such as Ariquemes, Cacoal, Guajará-Mirim, Ji-Paraná, Rolim de Moura and Vilhena. Geography Rondonia used to be home to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahia
Bahia () is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest by area. Bahia's capital is the city of Salvador, Bahia, Salvador (formerly known as "Cidade do São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos", literally "City of the Holy Savior of the Bay of All the Saints"), on a Spit (landform), spit of land separating the Bay of All Saints from the Atlantic. Once a stronghold of supporters of direct rule of Brazil by the Portuguese monarchy, and dominated by Agriculture in Brazil, agricultural, Slavery in Brazil, slaving, and ranching interests, Bahia is now a predominantly Working class, working-class industrial and agricultural state. The state is home to 7% of the Brazilian population and produces 4.2% of the country's GDP. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassurubá Extractive Reserve
The Cassurubá Extractive Reserve () is an extractive reserve in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Location The Cassurubá Extractive Reserve is in parts of the municipalities of Alcobaça, Caravelas and Nova Viçosa in the state of Bahia. It has an area of in the coastal marine biome. It covers the Caravelas River estuary and the coastal region to the north of the municipal seat of Nova Viçosa on the Atlantic coast of Bahia. The region contains extensive mangroves, sandbank formations. remnants of Atlantic Forest and coastal marine environments that compose the ''Banco de Abrolhos'', of great ecological importance in the South Atlantic region. The conservation unit is part of the surroundings of the Abrolhos National Park. The south coast of Bahia is an important area for breeding and nursing of humpback whales. The main pressures come from crab and shellfish pickers from outside the reserve, who use techniques that degrade the environment, and from tourist resorts and shrimp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canutama Extractive Reserve
The Canutama Extractive Reserve () is an extractive reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Canutama Extractive Reserve is in the municipality of Canutama, Amazonas. It has an area of . The reserve lies along a stretch of the Purus River between the towns of Lábrea and Canutama. It adjoins the Canutama State Forest to the north and the Balata-Tufari National Forest to the east. The Médio Purus Extractive Reserve is upstream, to the southwest. To the west the reserve is bounded by the Banawá Indigenous Territory. Vegetation is 100% Amazon rainforest. The population of about 200 families includes gatherers, riverine farmers, fishermen and rubber tappers. History The Canutama Extractive Reserve was created by Amazonas state decree 28421 of 27 March 2009. The conservation unit was created with five others totalling to help meet the requirements for granting an environmental license to reconstruction work on the BR-319 highway that connects Porto Velho to Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceará
Ceará (, ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. It is the List of Brazilian states by population, eighth-largest Brazilian State by population and the List of Brazilian states by area, 17th by area. It is also one of the main tourist destinations in Brazil. The List of capitals in Brazil, state capital is the city of Fortaleza, the country's fourth most populous city. The state has 4.3% of the Brazilian population and produces 2.1% of the Brazilian GDP. It is divided into 184 municipalities. Literally, the name ''Ceará'' means "sings the Aratinga, jandaia". According to José de Alencar, one of the most important writers of Brazil and an authority in Tupi Guaraní, ''Ceará'' means turquoise or green waters. The state is best known for its extensive coastline, with of sand. There are also mountains and valleys producing tropical fruits. To the south, on the border o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batoque Extractive Reserve
The Batoque Extractive Reserve () is an extractive reserve in the state of Ceará, Brazil. Location The Batoque Extractive Reserve is in the municipality of Aquiraz, Ceará. It has an area of . The Batoque Lagoon covers about of the reserve. The environment around the lagoon is fragile, and is threatened by dense occupation of the surrounding land. The village of Batoque is over 80 years old, founded by residents who fished and grew subsistence crops. The residents who engage in extractive activities are mainly involved in marine fishery using traditional boats and rafts. Some also engage in subsistence agriculture, growing crops such as potatoes and cassava. As of 2015 there were 262 families in the reserve. They are eligible for quarterly payments of R$300 in exchange for conserving the ecosystems. History From the 1970s outsiders began to move into the region around the village. In 1989 the community founded an association to combat speculators, and in 1999 became engaged i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barreiro Das Antas Extractive Reserve , a town in Cape Verde
* Barreiro River (other), several rivers in Brazil and Portugal
Barreiro may refer to: People * Bruno Barreiro (born 1965), American politician * Gustavo Barreiro (1959–2019), American politician * Jose Carlos Barreiro, São Toméan politician * Manu Barreiro (born 1986), Spanish footballer Places * Barreiro, Portugal ** Barreiro railway station * Barreiro, Cape Verde Barreiro is a townCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015< ... See also * Barreiros (other) {{place na ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baixo Juruá Extractive Reserve
The Baixo Juruá Extractive Reserve () 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. Location The Baixo Juruá Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities of Uarini (38.33%) and Juruá (61.67%) in Amazonas. It has an area of . The reserve is about from Manaus by boat. The reserve is mostly in the interfluvial region between the Juruá and the Uarini rivers. It is bounded by the Juruá on the west, the Andirá River to the south, the Copacá River, a tributary of the Uarini, on the east and the Arapapá stream, a tributary of the Juruá, to the north. The Juruá and Uarini rivers flow north from the reserve, passing on either side of the Kumaru do Lago Ualá Indigenous Territory, to join the Solimões River. The south of the reserve adjoins the Tefé National Forest. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auatí-Paraná Extractive Reserve
The Auatí-Paraná Extractive Reserve () is an extractive reserve is Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Auatí-Paraná Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities of Japurá (54.69%) and Fonte Boa (45.31%) in Amazonas. It has an area of . The reserve covers land along the north (left) bank of the Auati-Paraná Canal, which leaves the Solimões (Upper Amazon) to the south and meanders in a generally eastward direction to join the Japurá River to the north. The reserve adjoins the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve to the south. Environment The terrain is mostly flat in the south of the reserve, gently undulating further north. Altitudes range from above sea level. Average daily temperatures range from with an average of . Average annual rainfall is . There has been little study of the vegetation of the central and northern areas of the reserve. Near the river the vegetation is dense tropical rainforest including terra firms forest with rubber, Brazil nut a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pará
Pará () is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest are the borders of Guyana and Suriname, to the northeast of Pará is the Atlantic Ocean. The capital and largest city is Belém, which is located at the Marajó bay, near the estuary of the Amazon river. The state, which is home to 4.1% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for just 2.2% of the Brazilian GDP. Pará is the most populous state of the North Region, Brazil, North Region, with a population of over 8.6 million, being the ninth-most populous state in Brazil. It is the second-largest state of Brazil in area, at , second only to Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas upriver. Its most famous icons are the Amazon River and the Amazon rainforest. Pará produces Natural rubber, rubber ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
