Comprehensive study on Atlantic Forest mammals

Project aims to highlight regional biodiversity and encourage conservation efforts

Date:  February 1, 2018

Source:  Field Museum

Summary:

The Atlantic Forest, the second most biodiverse forest system in South America (after the Amazon), once covered roughly 463,000 square miles of habitat. Today, only 8-12 percent of this original habitat space remains. Ninety-six co-authors compiled trait information on 39,850 individuals from 279 different mammal species and 388 separate populations into a single, comprehensive study on Atlantic Forest mammals to advance zoological research and to emphasize the urgency of protecting this area's biodiversity.

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Less than $200m would conserve precious Atlantic Forest in Brazil, say researchers

Date:

August 28, 2014

Source:

Imperial College London

Summary:

Brazil could conserve its valuable Atlantic Forest by investing just 0.01 per cent of its annual GDP, according to a new study. Situated along the Atlantic coast of Brazil, it once covered an area of nearly 1.5 million square kilometres. Today, the forest is home to more than 130 million people and it covers only 160,000 km2, because of deforestation

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