The Purus River is a tributary of the Amazon River in South America. Its drainage basin is 371,042 km2 (143,260 sq mi), and the mean annual discharge is 11,207 m3/s (395,800 cu ft/s). The river shares its name with the Alto Purús National Park as well as the Purús Province, one of the four provinces of Peru in the Ucayali Region.
Novo Aripuanã is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas.
Presidente Figueiredo is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 37,193 (2020) and its area is 25,422 km2.
Rio Preto da Eva is a municipality located just east of Manaus in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 34,106 (2020) and its area is 5,813 square kilometres (2,244 sq mi).
The Balbina Dam is a hydroelectric dam and power station on the Uatumã River in the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil. The location is under the municipality of Presidente Figueiredo jurisdiction, in the state of Amazonas.
The Uatumã River is a river flowing through the state of Amazonas in Brazil. It is a northern tributary of the Amazon River, and known for its extensive peacock bass population. It is a blackwater river.
Uatumã Biological Reserve is a Biological reserve around the river Uatumã in the state of Amazonas in Brazil.
Jari Ecological Station is an ecological station in Brazil, located in the states of Amapá and Pará, created in 1984.
The Gregório River (Portuguese: Rio Gregório is a river of Amazonas and Acre states in western Brazil. It is a tributary of Juruá River.
Aripuanã River is a river in the Mato Grosso and Amazonas states in north-western Brazil. It is a tributary of the Madeira River in the Amazon Basin. The town of Novo Aripuanã is located on its banks where it merges into the Madeira River. The town of Aripuanã is also on its banks, but on the upper (southern) section of the river.
Madeirinha River is a river of Mato Grosso and Amazonas states in north-western Brazil, a left tributary of the Roosevelt River.
The Jutaí River is a river in Amazonas state in north-western Brazil.
Rio Negro State Park South Section is a State park in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It protects an area of Amazon rainforest to the east of the Rio Negro that is home to the endangered pied tamarin. The area was reduced in 2001 and was further reduced in 2014 to create a sustainable development reserve for the people that had been living there since before the park was created.
The Rio Negro State Park North Section is a state park in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It protects an area of Amazon rainforest to the west of the Rio Negro.
The Rio Negro Left Bank Environmental Protection Area is an environmental protection area in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It protects an area of Amazon rainforest on the left bank of the Rio Negro near Manaus. There is a small human population, and sustainable use of forest resources is allowed. The southern section, near to Manaus, is subject to pressure from poor residents of an official settlement project who clear forest to make charcoal for sale in the city.
The Uatumã Sustainable Development Reserve is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. The land is owned by the state, but the reserve has a population of about 1,300 people engaged in sustainable agriculture, extraction and fishing.
The Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project Area of Relevant Ecological Interest is an area of relevant ecological interest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It is the location of the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, which explores the effects of habitat fragmentation and the processes of regeneration of forest fragments isolated by human activity.
The Rio Urubu State Forest is a state forest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
The Caverna do Maroaga Environmental Protection Area is an environmental protection area in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It contains caves and waterfalls that have tourist potential if the infrastructure were provided.
The Yanomami Indigenous Territory is an indigenous territory in the states of Amazonas and Roraima, Brazil. It overlaps with several federal or state conservation units. It is home to Yanomami and Ye'kuana people. There were conflicts with an overlapping national forest in which mining was permitted, but these appear to have been resolved.
