Background The USDA Forest Service has a long history and tradition of international forestry cooperation. Recent legislation strengthened the agency's international mission. The International Forestry Cooperation Act of 1990 authorized the Forest Service to cooperate with other countries on forestry and related natural resource matters. The 1990 Farm Bill directed the Forest Service to create a deputy area for international forestry. The Sister Forest program was initiated in 1992 as one means of providing leadership by fostering cooperation, technical exchange and sharing of expertise between national forests in the United States and forest managers in other countries.
Numerous waterfalls descend from the plateau's steep escarpments.
Several rivers flow through the park and the Itenez river forms the park's eastern boundary as well as the border between Bolivia and Brazil. Large areas of savannah remain inundated for much of the year. Seventy five species of vertebrates are considered to be threatened or endangered. There are no people living within the park but several small communities are located on the park's periphery. Unlike other protected areas in Bolivia, there is very little pressure on the park land for colonization although illegal logging of mahogany has been a problem.