| Summary | Coastal mangrove forest on the Braganca Peninsula containing the Caeté-Taperaçú Extractive Reserve (RESEX) |
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| Project | SESMAD |
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| Subtype | Natural Resource System |
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| Sector | Fisheries (Stock-specific), Forests, Marine protected areas |
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| Commons Boundaries | Somewhat unclear boundaries (2) |
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| Explanation | Coastal mangrove ecosystem is continuous, but the biophysical boundaries of the extractive reserve are situated between the Caeté and Taperaçú rivers on the Bragança Peninsula. |
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| Environmental Medium | Terrestrial |
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| Explanation | Coastal mangrove forest and estuary |
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| External Ecological Connectivity | High (3) |
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| Internal Ecological Connectivity | High (3) |
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| Inter Annual Predictability | Moderate (2) |
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| Intra Annual Predictability | Moderate (2) |
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| Commons Renewability | Renewable (1) |
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| Productivity | Very productive (3) |
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| Commons Accessibility | Somewhat accessible (2) |
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| Explanation | The mangrove forest is a swamp with entangled roots in deep thick mud and requires considerable physical endurance and local knowledge to navigate for fishing. Due to the difficulties with carrying large sacks of crabs, fishers don’t go far into the forest or stray off known routes. They also access the mangrove with boats during high tide in some areas. |
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| Commons Heterogeneity | Moderate (2) |
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| Commons Spatial Extent | 420 |
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| Explanation | The Caete-Teperacu RESEX (420 square kilometers) is a large coastal estuary forming a peninsula with numerous rivers and tributaries, and it is embedded in the world’s second largest continuous mangrove ecosystem spanning ~23,000 square kilometers. |
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| Technical Substitute | No |
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