The Ilha do Tumba Extractive Reserve () is an

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 pla ...

in the state of

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, Brazil. It protects an area of mangroves and supports a traditional extractive population.

Location

The Ilha do Tumba Extractive Reserve is in the municipality of

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, São Paulo. It has an area of . The reserve is on the border between the states of São Paulo and

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. It adjoins the

Itapanhapima Sustainable Development Reserve The Itapanhapima Sustainable Development Reserve () is a sustainable development reserve in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It protects an area of mangrove forests and supports a traditional extractive population. Location The Itapanhapima Sus ...

to the east. The reserve contains a well-preserved area of mangroves, and holds

sambaquis A midden is an old dump for domestic waste. It may consist of animal bones, human excrement, botanical material, mollusc shells, potsherds, lithics (especially debitage), and other artifacts and ecofacts associated with past human occupati ...

that are among the oldest archaeological sites on the south coast. It has the objective of conserving this area of the Lagamar and supporting crab collection and fishing by the local communities. It also provides the raw material used to make fish traps, an economically important traditional '' caiçara'' technique.

History

The Ilha do Tumba Extractive Reserve was created by state law 12.810 of 21 February 2008. This law broke up the old

Jacupiranga State Park The Jacupiranga State Park () was a state park in São Paulo, Brazil. It covered a large, mountainous region that included untouched Atlantic Forest and land occupied by traditional communities. When the park was created in 1969 the residents cou ...

and created the

Jacupiranga Mosaic The Jacupiranga Mosaic () is a protected area mosaic of 14 units, located in the Atlantic Forest biome within the state of São Paulo of southeastern Brazil. It is centered on the former Jacupiranga State Park. History The Jacupiranga Mosaic ...

with 14 conservation units. It is administered by the state forestry foundation (Fundação para Conservação e a Produção Florestal do Estado de São Paulo).

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ilha do Tumba Extractive Reserve Extractive reserves of Brazil Protected areas of São Paulo (state) Protected areas established in 2008 2008 establishments in Brazil