A study realized by the Botanical Garden of New York identified 456 different tree species
in one hectare (100 m x 100 m) which is considered a world record in
biodiversity
The necessities of conservation of the park unfortunately don´t combine with
the presence and the activities of aproximately 160 families which until today live within
the limits of the park and who survive by simple agricultural labor such as manioc
planting. One of the biggest problems of the park is the regulation of indemnization payments
to those families.
Until today, only a small part of the families have received such payments.
Without thoses indemnization payments those families are tolerated within the park but
they are not allowed to enlarge the space where they are living and reduce their
agricultural activities to a minimum (without cutting trees and setting fire).
Considering that the number of their family members is constantly growing these are
hard conditions to survive.
