The Tapajós Environmental Protection Area (APA) is divided between the municipalities of Trairão (0.27%), Jacareacanga (14.12%) and Itaituba (85.61%) in the state of Pará.

[3] The Tapajós Environmental Protection Area (APA) was created by federal decree on 13 February 2006 with the basic objectives of protecting biological diversity, controlling occupation and ensuring sustainable use of natural resources.

[4] The APA was created to relieve unemployment and social tension caused by tighter controls on illegal logging in the municipality of Novo Progresso and the district of Moraes de Almeida.

[4] Provisional measure 758 of 19 December 2016 altered the limits of the Tapajós APA and the Jamanxim National Park.

A number of common species have economic value including Muiratinga, Breu-manga, Breu-vermelho, Louro-jandauba and Abiurana-vermelha in the dense rainforest and Breu manga, Muiratinga, Abiurana vermelha, Macucu and Embauba in the open rainforest.

In the open rainforest with creepers valuable trees include Louro-jandauba, Caripe-banco, Breu-vermelho, Acariquara and Muiratinga.