The three largest projects studied, Jirau, Santo Antônio and Belo Monte, are already beyond the feasibility phase: In 2007, Ibama, the environmental agency, gave approval for the construction of two new dams, Jirau (3,300 MW) and Santo Antônio (3,150 MW), on the Madeira River in the state of Rondônia.
IBAMA asked Jeremy Mallinson to form and become chair of an IRMC for the golden-headed lion tamarin.
All present Lear's Macaw conservation projects are managed under the authority of IBAMA.
Due to its location in a national park in a border area that is also part of Yanomami territory, access to the area is restricted and depends on a special permit by the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA).