Knowledge

Altamira National Forest

Source 📝

45: 52: 204:
Average annual rainfall is 2,800 millimetres (110 in). Temperatures range from 24 to 33 °C (75 to 91 °F) with an average of 27 °C (81 °F). Vegetation is mostly open rainforest with lianas, but also includes dense submontane rainforest and alluvial forest. Rapid ecological
195:
in the Xingu basin. The annual plan of 2009 authorized the grant of four forest management units totalling 380,000 hectares (940,000 acres), which were allocated to two companies with contracts expected to last 40 years and to create about 900 formal jobs, 80% of which would be local.
245:
VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) with the objective of sustainable multiple use of forest resources and scientific research, with emphasis on methods for sustainable exploitation of native forests. Protected species include the
393: 417: 261:
The ecological station is in a region that contains 12 sustainable use conservation areas and 6 fully protected areas. The fully protected areas, which cover 6,670,422 hectares (16,482,970 acres), are the
840: 789: 764: 724: 876: 835: 881: 784: 210: 891: 871: 593: 729: 714: 709: 886: 845: 623: 403: 850: 437: 423: 183:
in the state of Pará. The forest lies in the Amazon lowlands, with altitudes from 180 to 350 metres (590 to 1,150 ft). The forest spans the watershed between the
749: 739: 855: 719: 618: 754: 744: 467: 399: 238: 206: 505: 279: 81: 809: 44: 498: 450: 794: 922: 658: 917: 514: 678: 491: 769: 668: 283: 663: 633: 242: 30: 814: 558: 779: 275: 237:
The Altamira National Forest was created by decree nº 2.483 of 2 February 1998, and is administered by the
804: 603: 303: 222: 573: 553: 734: 598: 563: 299: 688: 673: 608: 583: 568: 307: 295: 171:. It has an area of 724,965.51 hectares (1,791,428.8 acres). It covers parts of the municipalities of 912: 799: 628: 263: 774: 643: 613: 543: 291: 218: 152: 124: 548: 538: 533: 287: 693: 653: 578: 683: 286:. The sustainable use areas include the Tapajós environmental protection area and the Altamira, 759: 638: 588: 271: 267: 830: 648: 355: 372: 370: 8: 144: 367: 255: 214: 172: 416: 361: 205:
assessment studies found 212 species of flora in 145 genera. Endemic fish include
192: 226: 68: 906: 483: 439:
Plano de Manejo da Floresta Nacional do Trairão, Localizada no Estado do Pará
310:
national forests, covering a total of 7,555,889 hectares (18,671,010 acres).
96: 83: 436: 376: 168: 251: 188: 345: 343: 341: 339: 326: 324: 322: 184: 180: 336: 319: 176: 156: 446: 247: 422:(in Portuguese), Serviço Florestal Brasileiro, archived from 33:
VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
466: 349: 392: 330: 362:
Floresta Nacional de Altamira (PA) – Serviço Florestal
400:
Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation
239:
Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation
469:Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional Altamira 472:(in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente 280:Nascentes da Serra do Cachimbo Biological Reserve 904: 51: 377:Plano de Manejo da Floresta Nacional do Trairão 513: 499: 506: 492: 167:The Altamira National Forest is in the 116:724,965.51 hectares (1,791,428.8 acres) 905: 487: 13: 419:Floresta Nacional de Altamira (PA) 14: 934: 284:Terra do Meio Ecological Station 221:. Endemic primates include the 50: 43: 232: 350:Unidade de Conservação ... MMA 199: 1: 331:Flona Altamira – Chico Mendes 254:(Pteronura brasiliensis) and 243:IUCN protected area category 225:(Ateles marginatus) and the 7: 241:(ICMBio). It is classed as 223:white-cheeked spider monkey 211:Microschemobrycon elongatus 162: 10: 939: 923:National forests of Brazil 515:National forests of Brazil 385: 191:. It contains part of the 149:Floresta Nacional Altamira 24:Floresta Nacional Altamira 864: 823: 702: 521: 130: 120: 112: 75: 64: 38: 28: 23: 18: 313: 219:Hopliancistrus tricornis 141:Altamira National Forest 19:Altamira National Forest 918:Protected areas of Pará 258:(Trichechus inunguis). 810:São Francisco de Paula 148: 841:Contendas do Sincorá 795:Restinga de Cabedelo 278:national parks, the 659:Santa Rosa do Purus 93: /  207:Aspidoras poecilus 900: 899: 445:, Brasília – DF: 398:(in Portuguese), 256:Amazonian manatee 250:(Panthera onca), 229:(Mico leucippe). 215:Harttia dissidens 138: 137: 65:Nearest city 930: 913:IUCN Category VI 508: 501: 494: 485: 484: 479: 478: 477: 463: 462: 461: 455: 449:, archived from 444: 433: 432: 431: 413: 412: 411: 402:, archived from 380: 374: 365: 359: 353: 347: 334: 328: 155:in the state of 108: 107: 105: 104: 103: 98: 97:6.026°S 55.132°W 94: 91: 90: 89: 86: 54: 53: 47: 16: 15: 938: 937: 933: 932: 931: 929: 928: 927: 903: 902: 901: 896: 860: 819: 770:Nísia Floresta 703:Atlantic Forest 698: 679:Tapirapé-Aquiri 517: 512: 482: 475: 473: 459: 457: 453: 442: 429: 427: 409: 407: 388: 383: 375: 368: 360: 356: 348: 337: 329: 320: 316: 235: 202: 165: 153:national forest 134:2 February 1998 125:National forest 102:-6.026; -55.132 101: 99: 95: 92: 87: 84: 82: 80: 79: 60: 59: 58: 57: 56: 55: 34: 12: 11: 5: 936: 926: 925: 920: 915: 898: 897: 895: 894: 889: 884: 879: 874: 868: 866: 862: 861: 859: 858: 853: 848: 843: 838: 833: 827: 825: 821: 820: 818: 817: 812: 807: 802: 797: 792: 787: 782: 777: 772: 767: 762: 757: 752: 747: 742: 737: 732: 727: 722: 717: 712: 706: 704: 700: 699: 697: 696: 691: 686: 681: 676: 671: 669:Saracá-Taquera 666: 664:São Francisco 661: 656: 651: 646: 641: 636: 631: 626: 621: 616: 611: 606: 601: 596: 591: 586: 581: 576: 571: 566: 561: 556: 551: 546: 541: 536: 531: 525: 523: 519: 518: 511: 510: 503: 496: 488: 481: 480: 464: 434: 414: 395:Flona Altamira 389: 387: 384: 382: 381: 366: 354: 335: 317: 315: 312: 276:Serra do Pardo 234: 231: 227:white marmoset 201: 198: 164: 161: 136: 135: 132: 128: 127: 122: 118: 117: 114: 110: 109: 77: 73: 72: 69:Novo Progresso 66: 62: 61: 49: 48: 42: 41: 40: 39: 36: 35: 29: 26: 25: 21: 20: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 935: 924: 921: 919: 916: 914: 911: 910: 908: 893: 890: 888: 885: 883: 880: 878: 875: 873: 870: 869: 867: 863: 857: 854: 852: 849: 847: 844: 842: 839: 837: 836:Araripe-Apodi 834: 832: 829: 828: 826: 822: 816: 813: 811: 808: 806: 803: 801: 798: 796: 793: 791: 790:Piraí do Sul 788: 786: 783: 781: 780:Passa Quatro 778: 776: 773: 771: 768: 766: 765:Mário Xavier 763: 761: 758: 756: 753: 751: 748: 746: 743: 741: 738: 736: 733: 731: 728: 726: 725:Capão Bonito 723: 721: 718: 716: 713: 711: 708: 707: 705: 701: 695: 692: 690: 687: 685: 682: 680: 677: 675: 672: 670: 667: 665: 662: 660: 657: 655: 652: 650: 647: 645: 642: 640: 637: 635: 634:Mapiá-Inauini 632: 630: 627: 625: 622: 620: 617: 615: 612: 610: 607: 605: 602: 600: 597: 595: 592: 590: 587: 585: 582: 580: 577: 575: 572: 570: 567: 565: 562: 560: 559:Balata-Tufari 557: 555: 552: 550: 547: 545: 542: 540: 537: 535: 532: 530: 527: 526: 524: 520: 516: 509: 504: 502: 497: 495: 490: 489: 486: 471: 470: 465: 456:on 2017-02-11 452: 448: 441: 440: 435: 426:on 2016-08-07 425: 421: 420: 415: 406:on 2019-08-07 405: 401: 397: 396: 391: 390: 379:, p. 12. 378: 373: 371: 363: 358: 351: 346: 344: 342: 340: 332: 327: 325: 323: 318: 311: 309: 305: 301: 297: 293: 289: 285: 281: 277: 273: 269: 265: 259: 257: 253: 249: 244: 240: 230: 228: 224: 220: 216: 212: 208: 197: 194: 193:Curuaés River 190: 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 160: 158: 154: 150: 146: 142: 133: 129: 126: 123: 119: 115: 111: 106: 78: 74: 70: 67: 63: 46: 37: 32: 31:IUCN category 27: 22: 17: 882:Mata Grande 815:Três Barras 785:Passo Fundo 604:Itaituba II 528: 474:, retrieved 468: 458:, retrieved 451:the original 438: 428:, retrieved 424:the original 418: 408:, retrieved 404:the original 394: 357: 260: 236: 233:Conservation 203: 169:Amazon biome 166: 140: 139: 877:Cristópolis 599:Itaituba I 564:Bom Futuro 304:Itaituba II 252:giant otter 200:Environment 189:Xingu River 121:Designation 100: / 76:Coordinates 907:Categories 735:Goytacazes 594:Itacaiunas 476:2016-05-29 460:2016-05-19 430:2016-05-29 410:2016-05-29 300:Itaituba I 145:Portuguese 88:55°07′55″W 887:Paraopeba 846:Negreiros 805:Ritápolis 800:Rio Preto 624:Jatuarana 85:6°01′34″S 892:Silvânia 872:Brasília 851:Palmares 824:Caatinga 775:Pacotuba 644:Pau-Rosa 614:Jamanxim 574:Caxiuanã 554:Aripuanã 544:Amazonas 529:Altamira 292:Jamanxim 282:and the 272:Rio Novo 268:Jamanxim 264:Amazônia 187:and the 177:Itaituba 173:Altamira 163:Location 159:Brazil. 865:Cerrado 750:Ipanema 740:Ibirama 730:Chapecó 715:Caçador 710:Açungui 694:Urupadi 689:Trairão 674:Tapajós 654:Roraima 609:Jacundá 584:Humaitá 579:Crepori 569:Carajás 386:Sources 308:Tapajós 296:Trairão 185:Tapajós 181:Trairão 151:) is a 131:Created 856:Sobral 760:Lorena 720:Canela 639:Mulata 629:Macauã 619:Jamari 589:Iquiri 522:Amazon 447:ICMBio 248:jaguar 71:, Pará 755:Irati 745:Ibura 649:Purus 549:Anauá 539:Amapá 534:Amaná 454:(PDF) 443:(PDF) 314:Notes 288:Amaná 684:Tefé 306:and 274:and 217:and 179:and 157:Pará 113:Area 831:Açu 909:: 369:^ 338:^ 321:^ 302:, 298:, 294:, 290:, 270:, 266:, 213:, 209:, 175:, 147:: 507:e 500:t 493:v 364:. 352:. 333:. 143:(

Index

IUCN category
Map showing the location of Altamira National Forest
Novo Progresso
6°01′34″S 55°07′55″W / 6.026°S 55.132°W / -6.026; -55.132
National forest
Portuguese
national forest
Pará
Amazon biome
Altamira
Itaituba
Trairão
Tapajós
Xingu River
Curuaés River
Aspidoras poecilus
Microschemobrycon elongatus
Harttia dissidens
Hopliancistrus tricornis
white-cheeked spider monkey
white marmoset
Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation
IUCN protected area category
jaguar
giant otter
Amazonian manatee
Amazônia
Jamanxim
Rio Novo
Serra do Pardo

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.