Igarapé Gelado Environmental Protection Area

Igarapé Gelado Environmental Protection Area (Portuguese: Area de Protecao Ambiental do Igarape Gelado) is a protected area in the state of Pará, Brazil. It contains cultivated land and Amazon biome.

Igarapé Gelado Environmental Protection Area
Area de Protecao Ambiental do Igarape Gelado
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Location in Brazil
Nearest city	Parauapebas, Pará
Coordinates	5.959°S 50.225°W / -5.959; -50.225
Area	23,285 hectares (57,540 acres)
Designation	Environmental Protection Area
Created	5 May 1989

Location

The protected area, which covers 23,285 hectares (57,540 acres) of the Amazon biome, was created on 5 May 1989. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.^[1] It lies within the Parauapebas municipality of the state of Pará.

Conservation

The area is classed as IUCN protected area category V, protected landscape/seascape. The purpose is to protect biological diversity and control human activities to ensure sustainable use of natural resources.^[2] Protected species include Uta Hick's bearded saki (Chiropotes utahicki).^[1]