Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve
| Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve | |
|---|---|
| Reserva Extrativista Cazumbá-Iracema | |
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
| Nearest city | Sena Madureira, Acre |
| Coordinates | 9°21′39″S 69°26′14″W / 9.360884°S 69.437189°W |
| Area | 750,795 hectares (1,855,250 acres) |
| Designation | Extractive reserve |
| Created | 19 September 2002 |
| Administrator | Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation |
The Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Extrativista Cazumbá-Iracema) is an extractive reserve in the state of Acre, Brazil. The inhabitants extract rubber, Brazil nuts and other products from the forest for their own consumption or for sale, hunt, fish and engage in small-scale farming and animal husbandry. The reserve was created in 2002 as a sustainable use conservation area after a long campaign by the rubber tappers to prevent the government from evicting them and clearing the Amazon rainforest for cattle ranching. The reserve is rich in biodiversity, and helps form a buffer zone for the adjoining Chandless State Park. Due to decreases in rubber prices, some families want to clear the forest to raise cattle, which is seen as more profitable.