Association of Machadinho Rubber Tappers

The Association of Machadinho Rubber Tappers (Portuguese: Associação dos Seringueiros de Machadinho) operates fifteen small extractive reserves in the state of Rondônia, Brazil.

The Association of Machadinho Rubber Tappers administers 15 small extractive reserves in the municipalities of Machadinho d'Oeste, Cujubim and Vale do Anari in the state of Rondônia.

The main resource extracted from the forest is rubber, as well as nuts and copaiba oil.

[1] The reserves are Angelim, Aquariquara, Castanheira, Freijó, Garrote, Ipê, Itaúba, Jatobá, Maracatiara, Massaranduba, Mogno, Piquiá, Roxinho, Seringueira and Sucupira.

Other activities are growing cassava and making flour, production of bio-jewels, extraction and sale of copaiba and other oils.

Production of eco-leather from plant fibre and oils is a promising source of income.

[2] In April 2015 members of the association met with the Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development of the state legislature.

The committee was told that the members lived in a climate of terrorism in Machadinho, and had been receiving death threats.

[3] Angelim Extractive Reserve has an area of 8,923 hectares (22,050 acres).

[4] Aquariquara Extractive Reserve has an area of 18,100 hectares (45,000 acres).

A project to manufacture and market babaçu (Attalea speciosa) flour was started in 1998, with considerable success.

One incident of logging was recorded in 2001–04, and there was irregular sale of placements and clearing above the established limits.

According to the 2000 survey by ASM / ASRMT that number had dropped to two residents in two placements.

According to the 2000 survey by ASM / ASRMT that number had risen to 7 residents in three placements.

[16] Jatobá Extractive Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva ExtrativistaJatobá) has an area of 1,135 hectares (2,800 acres) It was created by decree 7.102 of 4 September 1995.

A 2005 report noted irregular sale of placements and clearing above the allowed limits.

[20] Massaranduba Extractive Reserve is in the municipality of Machadinho d'Oeste, Rondônia.

[27] The Seringueira Extractive Reserve is in the municipality of Vale do Anari, Rondônia, to the south of Machadinho d'Oeste, surrounded by land that has been largely deforested.