Association of Machadinho Rubber Tappers

Association of Machadinho Rubber Tappers
Associação dos Seringueiros de Machadinho
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Machadinho Rubber Tappers reserves
Nearest cityMachadinho d'Oeste, Rondônia. Brazil
Coordinates9°25′31″S 61°59′52″W / 9.425363°S 61.997672°W / -9.425363; -61.997672
DesignationExtractive reserve

The Association of Machadinho Rubber Tappers (Portuguese: Associação dos Seringueiros de Machadinho) operates fifteen small extractive reserves in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. They were formerly part of private rubber extraction concessions, and continue to be used by the descendants of the original rubber tappers to extract rubber and other forest products. Recently the reserves have been threatened by violence and illegal logging.

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