List of Brazilian National Forests

A list of Brazilian National Forests follows. According to the Brazilian National System of Conservation Units, a national forest of Brazil is an area with forest cover of predominantly native species that has as its basic objective the multiple sustainable use of the forest resources and scientific research, with emphasis on methods of sustainable exploitation of native forests.[1]

NameStateBiomeCreatedArea (ha}
Açu Rio Grande do NorteCaatinga2001225
Açungui ParanáAtlantic Forest1968490
Altamira ParáAmazon1998725,406
Amaná ParáAmazon2006542,655
Amapá AmapáAmazon1989460,359
AmazonasAmazonasAmazon19891,944,203
AnauáRoraimaAmazon2005259,400
Araripe-Apodi CearáCaatinga194638,919
AripuanãAmazonasAmazon2016751,295
Balata-Tufari AmazonasAmazon20081,079,954
Bom Futuro RondôniaAmazon198897,405
Brasília Federal DistrictCerrado19999,336
Caçador Santa CatarinaAtlantic Forest1968706
Canela Rio Grande do SulAtlantic Forest1968563
Capão Bonito São PauloAtlantic Forest19684,236
Carajás ParáAmazon1998391,255
Caxiuanã ParáAmazon1961317,946
Chapecó Santa CatarinaAtlantic Forest19681,604
Contendas do Sincorá BahiaCaatinga199911,215
Crepori ParáAmazon2006740,396
Cristópolis BahiaCerrado200112,840
Goytacazes Espírito SantoAtlantic Forest20021,425
Humaitá AmazonasAmazon1998473,256
Ibirama Santa CatarinaAtlantic Forest1988519
Ibura SergipeAtlantic Forest2005144
Ipanema São PauloAtlantic Forest19925,384
Iquiri AmazonasAmazon20081,472,599
Irati ParanáAtlantic Forest19683,802
Itacaiunas ParáAmazon1968136,699
Itaituba I ParáAmazon1998212,881
Itaituba II ParáAmazon1998427,366
Jacundá RondôniaAmazon2004221,229
Jamanxim ParáAmazon20061,301,567
Jamari RondôniaAmazon1984222,151
Jatuarana AmazonasAmazon2002569,482
Lorena São PauloAtlantic Forest2001281
Macauã AcreAmazon1988176,356
Mapiá-Inauini AmazonasAmazon1989176,356
Mário Xavier Rio de JaneiroAtlantic Forest1986495
Mata Grande GoiásCerrado20032,009
Mulata ParáAmazon2001216,446
Negreiros PernambucoCaatinga20073,004
Nísia Floresta Rio Grande do NorteAtlantic Forest2001168
Pacotuba Espírito SantoAtlantic Forest2002449
Palmares PiauíCaatinga2005168
Paraopeba Minas GeraisCerrado2001203
Passa Quatro Minas GeraisAtlantic Forest1968335
Passo Fundo Rio Grande do SulAtlantic Forest19681,333
Pau-Rosa AmazonasAmazon2001827,877
Piraí do Sul ParanáAtlantic Forest2004170
Purus AmazonasAmazon1998256,121
Restinga de Cabedelo ParaíbaAtlantic Forest2004114
Rio Preto Espírito SantoAtlantic Forest19982,561
Ritápolis Minas GeraisAtlantic Forest199989
Roraima RoraimaAmazon1989167,268
Santa Rosa do Purus AcreAmazon2001231,555
São Francisco AcreAmazon200121,148
São Francisco de PaulaRio Grande do SulAtlantic Forest19681,615
Saracá-TaqueraParáAmazon1989441,283
SilvâniaGoiásCerrado2001486
SobralCearáCaatinga2001661
TapajósParáAmazon1974530,621
Tapirapé-AquiriParáAmazon1989196,502
TeféAmazonasAmazon1989865,122
Três BarrasSanta CatarinaAtlantic Forest19684,385
TrairãoParáAmazon2006257,529
UrupadiAmazonasAmazon2016537,228
Caçador National Forest

References
  1. O que são Unidades de Conservação (in Portuguese), ((o))eco, 19 April 2013, retrieved 2016-05-20
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