The Pau-Rosa National Forest is divided between the municipalities of Maués (98.63%) and Nova Olinda do Norte (1.37%) in Amazonas.

[2] Initial samples of the fauna have found 40 species of amphibians, 20 of reptiles and almost 270 of birds.

[3] The Pau-Rosa National Forest was created by federal decree of 7 August 2001 with the objective of promoting management of multiple use of natural resources, maintenance and protection of biodiversity and water resources, recovery of degraded area, and environmental education, as well as support for sustainable development of natural resources.

[4] The forest is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.

On 26 February 2015, ICMBio assigned the right to use about 311,634.26 hectares (770,065.0 acres) of the total of 1,108,413 hectares (2,738,950 acres) to 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).