Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve

Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve
Mata Atlântica Biosphere Reserve
Alto Cariri National Park, Guaratinga, Bahia, Brazil
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)
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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