Both before and after creation of the reserve there have been violent conflicts between different groups seeking access to the resources.

Other trees include virola (Virola sebifera), cupiúba and jacarandá (Machaerium genus), andiroba (Carapa guianensis), sucupira (Bowdichia virgiloides), castanha-do-Brasil (Bertholletia excelsa), angelim (Dinizia excelsa), copaíba (Copaifera genus), breu (Protium genus), sapucaia (Lecytis pisonis), pau d'arco (Tabebuia serratifolia) and seringueira (Hevea brasiliensis).

[4] The Tropical Forest Institute (IFT: Instituto Floresta Tropical) working with the Sustainable Development Committee of Porto de Moz (CDS), with support from the Vale Fund and others, has developed plans for sustainable forest management in the reserve that have been approved by ICMBio.

[5] The Verde para Sempre Extractive Reserve was created by federal decree on 8 November 2004, and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).

Its objectives are to protect the livelihoods and culture of these people and to ensure the sustainable use of natural resources.

Activities include extraction of wood and non-wood products, family farms, fishing and animal husbandry.

[2] On 15 December 2006 the Instituto Nacional de Colonização e Reforma Agrária (INCRA: National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform) recognised the reserve as meeting the needs of 2,500 families.