Trairão National Forest

Trairão National Forest
Floresta Nacional do Trairão
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Nearest cityItaituba, Pará
Coordinates4°54′25″S 55°32′42″W / 4.907°S 55.545°W / -4.907; -55.545
Area257,526 hectares (636,360 acres)
DesignationNational forest
Created13 February 2006
AdministratorChico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation

Trairão National Forest (Portuguese: Floresta Nacional do Trairão) is a national forest in the state of Pará, Brazil. It contains a large area of Amazon rainforest with high biodiversity. It is a sustainable use conservation unit in which logging is allowed subject to a management plan, and was created in an effort to curb illegal deforestation in the area.

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