Acaú-Goiana Extractive Reserve
{{Short description|Nature reserve in Brazil}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = Acaú-Goiana Extractive Reserve
| alt_name = Reserva Extrativista Acaú-Goiana
| iucn_category = VI
| photo = Resex acaú-goiana4.jpg
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| map = Brazil
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| location =
| nearest_city = Goiana, Pernambuco
| coordinates = {{coord|-7.547|-34.904|display=it}}
| region =
| area = {{convert|6676.69|ha}}
| designation = Extractive reserve
| created = 26 September 2007
| administrator = Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation
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The Acaú-Goiana Extractive Reserve ({{langx|pt|Reserva Extrativista Acaú-Goiana}}) is an extractive reserve in the states of Paraíba and Pernambuco, Brazil.
Location
The Acaú-Goiana Extractive Reserve covers {{convert|6676.69|ha}}.{{sfn|Unidade de Conservação ... MMA}}
It is in the municipalities of Caaporã (5.07%) and Pitimbu (1.16%) in Paraíba and Goiana (62.08%) in Pernambuco.{{sfn|RESEX Acaú-Goiana – ISA}}
The reserve is in the coastal marine biome.{{sfn|Resex Acaú-Goiana – Chico Mendes}}
It includes the estuary of the Tracunhaém River.
Annual rainfall is {{convert|400|mm}}.
Temperatures range from {{convert|20|to|30|C}} with an average of {{convert|25|C}}.
Vegetation includes mangroves, restinga and a small strip of Atlantic Forest.{{sfn|Unidade de Conservação ... MMA}}
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.{{sfn|Resex Acaú-Goiana – Chico Mendes}}
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.{{sfn|Unidade de Conservação ... MMA}}
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.{{sfn|RESEX Acaú-Goiana – ISA}}
References
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Sources
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- {{citation|ref={{harvid|Resex Acaú-Goiana – Chico Mendes}}|language=Portuguese|title=Resex Acaú-Goiana|publisher=Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation|url=http://www.icmbio.gov.br/portal/unidadesdeconservacao/biomas-brasileiros/marinho/unidades-de-conservacao-marinho/2280-resex-acau-goiana|accessdate=2016-06-06|archive-date=2018-11-15|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181115153058/http://www.icmbio.gov.br/portal/unidadesdeconservacao/biomas-brasileiros/marinho/unidades-de-conservacao-marinho/2280-resex-acau-goiana|url-status=dead}}
- {{citation|ref={{harvid|RESEX Acaú-Goiana – ISA}}|language=Portuguese
|title=RESEX Acaú-Goiana|publisher=ISA: Instituto Socioambiental
|url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/581550|accessdate=2016-06-06}}
- {{citation|ref={{harvid|Unidade de Conservação ... MMA}}|language=Portuguese
|title=Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Extrativista Acaú-Goiana|publisher=MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente
|url=http://sistemas.mma.gov.br/cnuc/index.php?ido=relatorioparametrizado.exibeRelatorio&relatorioPadrao=true&idUc=1563|accessdate=2016-06-06}}
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Category:2007 establishments in Brazil
Category:Extractive reserves of Brazil