The Médio Juruá is located in the southwest of the State of Amazonas, a continuous area of preserved tropical forest in the municipality of Carauari, central area, 1,676 km from Manaus by river. The territory of high ecological importance for its rich biodiversity, covers an area of 1.2 million hectares, with two Conservation Units – the Meio Juruá Extractive Reserve (Resex) and the Uacari Sustainable Development Reserve (RDS) – and part of the Deni Indigenous Land of the Xeruã River, covering a large area of the rural area of the municipality of Carauari (AM) .
The Juruá Middle Territory Program (PTMJ) was born in 2017, with the objective of contributing to the sustainable development of the territory, offering sustainable livelihoods, well-being to traditional populations and conserving biodiversity. Between 2017 and 2021, the initiative prepared a Territorial Development Plan for the region, which involved a broad base of stakeholders to expand the scale and impact of conservation and development initiatives in the social, environmental and economic dimensions. The program brought advances in the areas of energy, communication, education, and sustainable value chains.
SITAWI is responsible for articulating the project, coordinating activities and reports, evaluating results and supporting local organizations. The objective is to leave a legacy for Médio Juruá that strengthens and empowers everyone who is in the region or who works there.
