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@DianeN56 Destruction of #Brazil's

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Destruction of Brazil's most endangered forest, the Mata Atlantica, slows RT RT


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Destruction of Brazil's most endangered forest, the Mata Atlantica, slows
Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com
May 27, 2011


extent of atlantic forest cover in brazil
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Deforestation of Brazil's most threatened forest ecosystem dropped substantially during the 2008-2010 period according to new data released by Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) and Fundação SOS Mata Atlântica.

Analysis of satellite images across 16 of the 17 states the Atlantic Forest spans found that 312 square kilometers of forest was cleared between 2008 and 2010, down from 1,029 square kilometers between 2005 and 2008. Deforestation was concentrated in the states of Minas Gerais, Bahia, Santa Catarina and Parana.

The new assessment finds only around eleven percent — 141,000 square kilometers — of the Atlantic Forest or Mata Atlântica remains intact. Logging and conversion for agriculture and cattle ranches have been the primary drivers of deforestation of the Mata Atlântica, which is a key source of water for some of Brazil's richest and most populous states.


mata atlantica forest map
"We depend on natural resources and environmental services of the Atlantic that are essential for the survival of the 112 million people in the field of biome," said Marcia Hirota of Fundação SOS Mata Atlântica in a statement.

In an effort to slow destruction of the Mata Atlântica, in November 2008 Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed a decree to protect and restore the ecosystem to 20 percent of its original cover. INPE, Brazil's space agency, has since extended its advanced deforestation monitoring system to the region in an effort to measure emissions and catch deforesters.

But a new bill that aims to revise Brazil's Forest Cost could undermine efforts to protect the Mata Atlântica, according to Mario Mantovani of the Políticas Públicas da Fundação.

"The approval in the House of Representatives of the proposed changes to the Forest Code only worsen the already dramatic situation of the Atlantic," Mantovani said in a statement.

extent of mata atlantica forest cover in brazil by state
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Mata Atlantica Cover Data by State
Includes forest, mangroves, and salt marshes. Data from Piauí excluded.
StateHectaresProportion of
original extent
Alagoas149,87210.0%
Bahia1,692,7349.0%
Ceará150,28316.5%
Espírito Santo510,75211.1%
Goiás49,3814.7%
Minas Gerais2,733,92610.0%
Mato Grosso do Sul360,1215.7%
Paraíba75,64111.3%
Pernambuco229,27212.7%
Paraná2,094,39210.7%
Rio de Janeiro861,76719.6%
Rio Grande do Norte48,54814.1%
Rio Grande do Sul1,028,9907.5%
Santa Catarina2,210,06123.0%
Sergipe109,8879.2%
São Paulo2,670,32415.8%

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