Conservation The municipality contains part of the strictly-protected
Cuniã Ecological Station, an area of savannah parkland. The municipality contains most of the
Balata-Tufari National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2005. It contains part of the
Mapinguari National Park, a conservation unit created in 2008. It also contains the
Canutama Extractive Reserve, created in 2009. It contains 2% of the
Tapauá State Forest, also created in 2009. == History ==