Juruá River region

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The Juruá River region is a biodiverse area of the western Amazon Basin that forms part of the ancestral homeland of the Asháninka people.

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Juruá River region canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
river basin region
biodiversity rich in amphibian species
rich in bird species
rich in fish species
rich in mammal species
rich in plant species
rich in reptile species
biome tropical moist broadleaf forest
climate humid tropical climate
contains Indigenous territories
primary rainforest
riverine communities
country Brazil
culturalSignificanceFor Asháninka people
linked to: Asháninka

other Indigenous communities
ecosystemType white-water river floodplain
followsRiver Juruá River
governedBy Brazilian environmental law
hasConservationValue high priority for biodiversity conservation
hasPart Juruá River
hasResearchInterest Indigenous studies
conservation biology
tropical ecology
hasSeasonality annual flood pulse
hydrologicalFeature meandering river system
inhabitedBy Asháninka people
linked to: Asháninka

Indigenous peoples of the Amazon
knownFor floodplain forests
high biodiversity
riverine wetlands
tropical rainforest ecosystems
languageRegionFor Asháninka language
Portuguese language
locatedIn Amazon rainforest
western Amazon Basin
partOf Amazon Basin
western Amazonia
partOfAncestralHomelandOf Asháninka people
linked to: Asháninka
supports non-timber forest product harvesting
small-scale agriculture
subsistence fishing
traditional livelihoods
threatenedBy agricultural expansion
deforestation
illegal logging
land grabbing
timeZone Amazon Time
tributaryOf Amazon River

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Asháninka traditionalTerritory Juruá River region
subject linked to: Asháninka (Campa)