[3] The surrounding protected areas form a contiguous block of 1,310,000 hectares (3,200,000 acres) and isolate the Tapirapé-Aquiri, which according to its management plan has no resident population.

[3] The indigenous community of Xicrin do Cateté collects Castanhas do Pará nuts for commercial sale, and engages in subsistence hunting.

[2] The advisory council was appointed on 22 April 2005 with the main goal of developing the management plan, which was approved on 5 December 2006.

[5] Protected species include Uta Hick's bearded saki (Chiropotes utahicki), jaguar (Panthera onca) and cougar (Puma concolor).

[1] The proposed South Amazon Ecological Corridor would link the conservation unit to other protected areas and indigenous territories in the region.