[4] The Igarapés do Juruena State Park was created by decree 5.438 of 12 November 2002.

[5] The conservation unit is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program.

[6] In 2014 the federal government was considering a proposal to declare the Juruena National Park an area of public utility in preparation for constructing two hydroelectric dams in the site, the São Simão Alto and Salto Augusto Baixo.

[7] The National Council for Energy Policy (CNPE) had two seats for civil society members, but these had not been filled.

WWF-Brasil led a campaign against the energy project, which would flood an area of over 40,000 hectares (99,000 acres).