Pau-Rosa National Forest

The Pau-Rosa National Forest (Floresta Nacional de Pau-Rosa) is a national forest in the state of Amazonas in Brazil.

Location

The Pau-Rosa National Forest is in the city places Maués (98.63%) and Nova Olinda do Norte (1.37%) in Amazonas.
This park is  in size.
The national forest is next to Maués State Forest to the north, Amazônia National Park to the east, Amaná National Forest to the southeast, and Alto Maués Ecological Station to the southwest.
The Abacaxis River is the west side of the southern part of the park, and the Paraconi River is the west side of the northern part of the park.

Scientists say there are at least 40 species of amphibians, 20 of reptiles, and almost 270 species of birds.

Scientists found a species of frog that they had never seen before, Scinax sateremawe, in the park in 2009.

History

The Pau-Rosa National Forest was created by federal decree of 7 August 2001 to make it easier for people to use natural resources, protect the living things and water, help damaged places become better, and teach people about nature.
It had an area of about .
The Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation organizes the park.
The IUCN says this park is a IUCN protected area category VI, meaning that people are allowed to use some of the resources in the park, but they must follow rules to protect them.

On 30 November 2009, the forest was recognized as supporting the needs of 300 families of small rural producers, who would be eligible for PRONAF support.
The advisory council was created on 24 May 2012.
On 26 February 2015, ICMBio decided to let the Associação dos Trabalhadores Rurais da Comunidade de Santa Maria do Caiaué - Atrasmacurapa (Association of Rural Workers of the Community of Santa Maria do Caiaué) use about  of the total of .

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Category:National parks in Brazil
Category:Amazonas (Brazil)