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Pedra Branca State Park is the 5th largest state park in a urban area on Earth, with over 47 sq. miles (12000 hectars) it covers 10% of Rio de Janeiro city. It's smaller twin is Tijuca National Park, a World Heritage Site about 15.5 sq. miles (4000 hectares), in the park you can find Christ the Redeemer, one of the 7 Wonders of the World and also a Wolrd Heritage Site.

Tijuca State Park is a result of REFORESTATION: in the 1700s the area was cleared for coffee crops, fuel production and livestock, Emperor Pedro II declared federal control over Tijuca in 1861 and began the efforts to restore the area as Atlantic Rainforest, after this the Cog Railway started being built to take people up the Corcovado Mountain.

On the other hand Pedra Branca was kept intact, occupation and European settlement began in 1594, when Salvador Correia de Sá donated lands in the area do his sons.

They are great Atlantic Rainforest parks/reservations holding an enormous number of plants and species in a urban and industrial setting. The Harbour of Rio de Janeiro city is also one of the 7 Natural Wonders of the world.

Sooretama Atlantic Rainforest reservation surrounded by farms in Espírito Santo state. State Highway 358 on the left.

The last photo was on monday THIS WEEK. Fires in Amazon burning for over a week during the largest drought in Brazil’s history.
Totally unacceptable, this fires are clearly intentional started by farmers in areas that are not farms (yet). Fires in the Amazon can burn for weeks.
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This was on the 4th, the day before yesterday during the largest drought in Brazil’s history!
Totally unacceptable, this fires are clearly intentional started by farmers in areas that are not farms (yet). Fires in the Amazon can burn for weeks.
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Image translates to (During the largest drought in Brazil’s history)

This was on the 4th, the day before yesterday during the largest drought in Brazil’s history. PLEASE SHARE, people need to see this!

Totally unacceptable, this fires are clearly intentional started by farmers in areas that are not farms (yet). Fires in the Amazon can burn for weeks.
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Image translates to (During the largest drought in Brazil’s history)

New species discovered in 2021 (and it GLOWS!)
Sapinho da Neblina, or Little Frog of the Fog (Brachyephalus ibitinga) is the most recent discovery in the Atlantic Rainforest. It was discovered by the biologist Thais Condez during her doctorate and PhD research, this discovery adds 1 to the 37 species in this genus, a group only found in the Atlantic Forest, they live on the leaves and tree canopies which makes it very hard for humans to identify them. Like many others, it glows under ultraviolet light and it’s about half an inch (1,1 to 1,7 cm) the size of a thumbnail.
Sapinho da Neblina has a different method of reproduction, it doesn't undergo tadpole phase, instead, it comes down from the canopies and deposits its eggs on the soil, which requires a well preserved rainforest environment.
The frog was found not far from urban centers, this shows us how important the preservation of the Atlantic Rainforest is, even if fragmented or divided in parks, private or public reservations.

Let’s not forget that less than 10% of the rainforest is left, so this kind of discovery make researchers fascinated.

Good morning rainforest lovers!

This ForesTuesday, I'm going to introduce you to a very important cultural piece of south Brazil: Caiçaras, the traditional populations on the Atlantic Rainforest coasts, in the south and specially southeast Brazil.
They are beautiful group of people with rich culture, descendent from indigenous (Tupinambá Indians, residents of the coast before Portuguese arrived), european and african peoples, who settled the rainforest beaches hundreds of years ago.
Even though they are part of modern society, they have kept traditions, culture and ways of living like fishing, extractivism of roots, nuts and vegetables, art of handcrafts and more recently, ecotourism. As less than 10% of the Atlantic Forest is left and multiple coastal villages became huge urban cities, Caiçaras still manage to live and co-exist with the rainforest left.
Caiçaras also hold a gret knowledge of species and most importantly, marine life. Fishing accounts for more than 40% of their diet. The forest probably would not have survived without them, and they wouldn't survive without it.
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Here's a photo of Jureia to make your afternoon more colorful 😍

WE HAVE A NEW WAY OF PROTECTING THE RAINFORESTS: Amazonia-1, a fully Made in Brazil satellite. It's first picture shows the Atlantic Forest mountain range in coast of São Paulo state!
It orbits Earth at about 484mi, 780km, almost double than the International Space Station.

Cloud coverage is a big obstacle when looking down at the Amazon but Amazonia-1 is ready to tackle this obstacle: it takes 4-5 days to orbit Earth, increasing the probability of perfect shots since it will stay over the forests for a longer period of time. Also, it stays in a near polar orbit around the planet, which allows the satellite to pass over any given point of the planet's surface at the same local mean solar time, meaning everytime it takes photos, they will have the same angle of sunlight. The spacecraft drastically improves capacity, specially when combined with other satellites, radars and drones.

This week, the brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation announced that images and data produced by Amazonia-1 are live on the internet for anyone to access as human propriety. GREAT NEWS for the environmental and scientific communities!

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Based on information from, Division of Image Generation, a division of INPE (National Institute of Space Research in english), and INPE.

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As August and September approach, so do the most devastating wildfires to the Amazon. Get this:

• There were 49% more wildfires in May 2021 than in May 2020.
• May and June 2021 had 35% more fires than the historical average.
• 1,283 sq miles were lost in the first half of 2021.
• 2,000 sq miles is at risk of burning in the second half of 2021.

Wildfires create a combination of huge problems: they release massive amounts of carbon into the atmosphere; they not only deforest the jungle but also degrade the forests around it; they create dryer air, adding to the cycle; they contaminate the soil and kills thousands of animals.

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The Brazilian Rainforest Trust updated their website address.

Your name can help stop deforestation! Please sign this petition - we'll be sending this to the White House in a week!

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Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! Today we celebrate the vast contributions Native peoples have made to the country's history, while recognizing the persecution and discrimination our brothers & sisters have faced for centuries in their ancestral homelands.

Intensive conservation efforts have helped the population of golden lion monkeys, which was down to about 200. Still endangered, there are now about 2,560 in the wild. Approximately 30% of those are descendants of golden lion tamarins raised by humans to repopulate the wild.

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Spending quiet time in the rainforest is spiritual. You’re surrounded by flora of every kind, small critters, amazing burg and large animals. If you ever get a chance to go sit by a stream in the rainforest, do. Or put it on your bucket list. Brazil is calling your name, my friend...

In more developed parts of the rainforest, you’ll find little roadside stand selling local fruit, honey, cachaça, veggies, hanidrafts and more.

A tree. We love trees. We need trees.

Veredas, como esta no Parque Estadual de Botumirim, são verdadeiros oásis entre diferentes fitofisionomias do Cerrado brasileiro. Estas palmeiras da foto, conhecidas como buritis, são encontradas em áreas alagáveis e são fundamentais para a proteção das águas🌴💦 🐦
Unidos em uma parceria, o Instituto Grande Sertão (IGS), Instituto Estadual de Florestas (IEF) e a SAVE Brasil, trabalham para a implementação do Parque Estadual de Botumirim. Imagens feitas por drones ajudam a mapear e planejar ações de conservação em toda a região.

Foto: IGS.
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O Projeto Rolinha-do-planalto é desenvolvido pela SAVEnBrasil com o apoio da The Brazilian Rainforest Trust, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund - Instituto Internacional de Educação do Brasil (IEB), American Bird Conservancy
e Neotropical Bird Club.

Should the United States have some similar laws?

‘Proposed UK law pushes accountability for Amazon products”

People around the world have watched with increasing horror as Amazon forest destruction has accelerated in recent years. Now, U.K. officials have proposed a law to make large companies operating within the U.K. comply with environmental laws and read more by clicking the photo...

Proposed UK law pushes accountability for Amazon products People around the world have watched with increasing horror as Amazon forest destruction has accelerated in recent years. Now, U.K. officials have proposed a law to make large companies operating …

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The $60-Billion Industry Behind Brazil’s Exploitation of the Amazon Rainforest

Human exploitation of the Amazon Rainforest is at an all-time high. From the threat posed to indigenous communities, the extinction of countless species, both known and unknown, and consequences stemming from environmental and climatic issues due to extreme deforestation, the repercussions of destroying the Amazon.....read more here: https://sentientmedia.org/60-billion-industry-behind-brazil-exploitation-amazon-rainforest/

The $60-Billion Industry Behind Brazil's Exploitation of the Amazon Rainforest In the new documentary, Takeout, filmmaker Michal Siewierski takes viewers into the world's largest rainforest to discuss why the Amazon is burning.

If indigenous people and the Amazon have any hope of protection, Brazil has to impose a strict ban on deforestation

In 1988, an extreme burning season in the Amazon rainforest made news worldwide and created unprecedented international pressure on the Brazilian government. A scorching North American summer and a landmark hearing in the US Senate fuelled media concerns with the climate crisis – and the clearing of the Amazon was already seen as a key source of emissions. Calls for a boycott were rife, and multilateral banks threatened to suspend loans to development projects. Brazil reacted by.....read more at the Independent by clicking below.

Opinion: Why Brazil desperately needs to impose a ban on Amazon deforestation Any trade deal with the Bolsonaro regime has to be conditional on at least five emergency measures to stop rainforest destruction and the killing of its peoples, write Marcio Astrini and Sonia Guajajara

The Amazon rainforest is being set on fire, creating smoke that clouds the atmosphere.

The lungs of the Earth are on fire yet again, after the devastation caused here last year. A new fire season begins, with many man-made fires that are spreading, clearing land for agricultural use. The Amazon fire spread is intense, sending smoke across the Southern Hemisphere.

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The Amazon rainforest is being set on fire, with wildfire smoke circulating the hemisphere The Amazon rainforest is burning again, as man-made wildfire is consuming the rainforest. Smoke is spreading across the southern hemisphere.