Guariba-Roosevelt Extractive Reserve
The Guariba-Roosevelt Extractive Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Extrativista Guariba Roosevelt) is an extractive reserve in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. A small traditional population live through fishing, hunting, small-scale agriculture and sale of forest products such as nuts. The reserve is under intense pressure from illegal logging and land grabbing.
| Guariba-Roosevelt Extractive Reserve | |
|---|---|
| Reserva Extrativista Guariba Roosevelt | |
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
| Nearest city | Colniza, Mato Grosso |
| Coordinates | 9.040°S 60.528°W |
| Area | 164,224 hectares (405,810 acres) |
| Designation | Extractive reserve |
| Created | 19 June 1996 |
| Administrator | Mato Grosso Coordenadoria de Unidades de Conservação |
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