[5] The consultative council was created by ordinance 105 of 8 October 2012 to contribute to creation and implementation of the APA's management plan.

[4] This was an important step in implementing and managing the APA, and was followed by meetings and workshops with representatives of civil society and government entities.

[2] The APA contains remnants of cerrado and caatinga trees around the Sete Cidades National Park, and open and transitional seasonal rainforest in the mountains of the region.

[8] Endangered species that are protected in the APA include the red-handed howler (Alouatta belzebul) and the frog Adelophryne baturitensis.

[8] The consultative council wants to promote ecotourism and handicrafts, and sustainable activities such as agroforestry, agroecology and beekeeping, and to replace large and medium-sized animals and poultry.