Rio Gregório Extractive Reserve

Rio Gregório Extractive Reserve
Reserva Extrativista do Rio Gregório
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Nearest cityIpixuna, Amazonas
Coordinates7°31′58″S 71°12′11″W / 7.532683°S 71.203033°W / -7.532683; -71.203033
Area427,004 hectares (1,055,150 acres)
DesignationExtractive reserve
Created25 April 2007
AdministratorSecretaria de Estado do Meio Ambiente do Amazonas

The Rio Gregório Extractive Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Extrativista do Rio Gregório) is an extractive reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It supports about 200 families engaged in extraction of forest products, small-scale farming and animal husbandry.

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