Biomes

Vegetation without leaves that sprout again and become green in short rainy periods (deciduous)

A large community of vegetation and wildlife adapted to a specific climate.

Why has deforastation increased in the past few years ?

Occupies approximately 13% of the Brazilian territory / Located in the coastal region: most populated region

2% of the national territory / the Brazilian portion of the South American Pampas.

Largest tropical forest in the world / 1.5 million catalogued species, 3 thousand species of fish, 950 types of birds, as well as insects, reptiles and mammals.

20% of the world's water availability and mineral reserves / 1/3 of the world's reserves of rainforest fauna species

10% of the national territory / It is located in an area with a semi-arid climate.

Most threatened brazilian biome - only about 27% of its original forest cover remaining

About 49% of the Brazilian territory / Tropical rainforest / Equatorial climate / Depressions and plateaus

Periodic droughts and intermittent regimes to the rivers

2% of the national territory / 6th of the largest wetland in the world.

Approximately 24% of the Brazilian territory / World's richest Savannah in biodiversity.

the most preserved biome / Cattle raising and tourism are important economic activities

rainy climate, with no dry season, but with negative temperatures in the winter / Grassland vegetation

The fifth most threatened area rich in endemic species in the world.

Until the 1950s, remained almost unchanged / From the 1960s on, the natural vegetation cover gave way to cattle raising and intensive agriculture