Atlantic Forest - Wikipedia
WEBThe Atlantic Forest ( Portuguese: Mata Atlântica) is a South American forest that extends along the Atlantic coast of Brazil from Rio Grande do Norte state in the northeast to Rio Grande do Sul state in the south and inland as far as Paraguay and the Misiones Province of Argentina, where the region is known as Selva Misionera .
Atlantic Forest | Places | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
WEB14 de out. de 2022 · The Atlantic Forest stretches from northeast Brazil southward along the Atlantic coastline and inland into northeast Argentina and eastern Paraguay. It is a complex comprising 15 ecoregions, including tropical and subtropical rain forest, coastal forest, mangroves, and Araucaria moist forest.
Atlantic Forests, South America | WWF
WEB22 de jul. de 2018 · Stretching along South America's east coast and extending inland towards the Amazon, the Atlantic Forest is one of the world’s most ecologically diverse regions. It is also one of the most vulnerable. WWF is racing against the clock to protect what remains of this once great forest.
Atlantic Forest deforestation drops 27% — Secretaria de …
WEB5 dias atrás · On National Atlantic Forest Day, celebrated on May 27, we mark a significant achievement: a 27% reduction in deforestation in 2023 over the previous year. This decline, observed in 12 out of the 17 states that encompass this biome, is largely attributable to increased enforcement efforts. In 2022, the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and ...
Brazil's Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica) - Mongabay
WEBAbout 23,800 square kilometers of the Atlantic Forest is under protection. This is 23.8 percent of the Mata Atlântica's remaining forest, but less than 2 percent of its historic forest range. In Brazil there are 224 protected areas in the …
Atlantic Forest - The Nature Conservancy
WEBFive hundred years ago, the Atlantic Forest of Brazil covered approximately 330 million acres (about twice the size of Texas), but today more than 85% of this forest has been cleared and what remains is highly fragmented. Despite its diminished state, the Atlantic Forest still ranks as a global conservation priority.
What is the Atlantic Forest and why do we need to save it?
WEB4 de ago. de 2020 · While the Amazon is the largest and most well-known rain forest in South America, there’s another rain forest that’s also critically important for nature and people: the Atlantic Forest. Like the Amazon, the Atlantic Forest is a vital ecosystem teeming with unique plant and animal species.
Restoring Brazil’s Atlantic Forest | Magazine Articles | WWF
WEB10 de nov. de 2022 · Under the umbrella of the Atlantic Forest Restoration Pact, the project aims to restore nearly 250 acres of forest along rivers in the watershed. Daniel Venturi, a WWF-Brazil conservation analyst who works on the project, says this work is more complex than just planting trees—and it results in multiple benefits.
Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves - UNESCO World Heritage …
WEB2 de dez. de 2010 · The Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves are located in the Brazilian states of Paraná and São Paulo and extend over nearly 470,000 hectares, representing one of the largest and best-preserved domains of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, and one of the most threatened biomes of the world.
The Other Brazilian Rainforest: Why Restoring the Atlantic Forest …
WEB14 de ago. de 2019 · The forest follows the Atlantic coastline from the easternmost part of Brazil to the southern border and beyond, into Paraguay. It encompasses some of the largest cities in Brazil, such as São Paulo and Rio, and is home to more than 145 million people. Its biodiversity is as impressive as the Amazon's.
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