Tapajós National Forest

Tapajós National Forest
Floresta Nacional do Tapajós
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Tapajós National Forest
Nearest citySantarém, Pará
Coordinates3°31′01″S 55°04′23″W / 3.517°S 55.073°W / -3.517; -55.073
Area549,066.87 hectares (1,356,773.8 acres)
DesignationNational forest
Created19 February 1974
AdministratorChico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation

The Tapajós National Forest (Portuguese: Floresta Nacional do Tapajós) is a Brazilian national forest in the state of Pará, Brazil. It supports sustainable exploitation of the natural resources in an area of Amazon rainforest.

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