Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve

Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve
Mata Atlântica Biosphere Reserve
Alto Cariri National Park, Guaratinga, Bahia, Brazil
Map showing the location of Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve
Map showing the location of Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve
Coordinates25°23′20″S 48°33′22″W / 25.388872°S 48.556029°W / -25.388872; -48.556029
Area62,319,744 hectares (153,995,440 acres)[a]
DesignationBiosphere reserve
Created1991
Administrator
  • Conselho Nacional da Reserva da Biosfera da Mata Atlântica
  • Forest Institute of São Paulo (Instituto Florestal)
Websitewww.rbma.org.br/rbma/index_rbma.asp

The Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve, or Mata Atlântica Biosphere Reserve (MABR, Portuguese: Reserva da Biosfera da Mata Atlântica), is a biosphere reserve covering remnants of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, including fully protected and sustainable use conservation units and buffer zones. It is the largest such reserve in the world.


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