[2] 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.

Endemic fish include Aspidoras poecilus, Microschemobrycon elongatus, Harttia dissidens and Hopliancistrus tricornis.

Endemic primates include the white-cheeked spider monkey (Ateles marginatus) and the white marmoset (Mico leucippe).

The Altamira National Forest was created by decree nº 2.483 of 2 February 1998, and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).

[2] Protected species include the jaguar (Panthera onca), giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) and Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis).