Atlantic Forest Brazil (Hotspot):
The forest extends along the Atlantic Coast from Rio Grande do Norte in the north to Rio Grande do Sul in the south. It stretches inland to Paraguay and Argentina. It once covered a million km squared but today only 7% remains intact. The Atlantic Forest is made up of several different ecosystems including coastal, marine and forest habitats.

Value of Atlantic Forest:

Has more bird species than all of Europe - 55 of which are endemic
1300 vertebrates - 500 of them are endemic
20,000 plants - 6000 of which are endemic
92% of the amphibians found in the Atlantic Forest cannot be found anywhere else in the world

Threats to the Atlantic Forest:

Urbanisation - road building/house building
Logging - particularly illegal logging
Agricultural expansion
Soy production

Managemnt of threats:

Serro do Mar State Park - largest protected area in Atlantic Forest. Covers 3150 km squared and contains 46% of all amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals in the region
Conservation International Brazil - created over 200 protected areas, 170 initiatives to restore 50,000 hectares, pro plant nurseries program which invests resources in building technical and managerial capacities of local nurseries and in regulating businesses associated with the forest restoration. It works with businesses to finance and establish plant nurseries. Provides incentives to encourage forest conservation. By law farms in Paraguay must retain areas of the forest

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A-Level Geography (A Level Biodiversity Under Threat) Notiz am Biodiversity Hotspots, erstellt von Caitlyn Grayston am 01/06/2017.