Brazil: Atlantic Forest regeneration in nine states

Between 1985 and 2015, 219,735 hectares (2,197 km2) of the Atlantic Forest remnants went through a process of regeneration in nine of the 17 Brazilian states that have the forest.

Atlantic Forest. Foto: Agência Brasil

The area is approximately equivalent to the size of São Paulo city, according to data released today (Jan. 17) by the SOS Mata Atlântica Foundation and the Brazilian Institute for Space Research (INPE).

According to the Atlas of the Atlantic Forest Remains, which monitors the spatial distribution of the forest, the state of Paraná, one of the country's largest grain producers, reached the largest areas of regeneration in the period assessed, totaling 75,612 hectares; followed by Minas Gerais (59,850 hectares), Santa Catarina (24,964 hectares), São Paulo (23,021 hectares) and Mato Grosso do Sul (19,117 hectares).

According to the entity, in the last 30 years, deforestation dropped 83% in the forest, with seven of the 17 states where there is Atlantic Forest already reaching zero deforestation. (Agência Brasil)

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