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Biodiversity Online J

Threats to the Effectiveness of Brazil’s National Protected Areas System

  • Machado RAS*

    Department of Human Sciences and Philosophy, State University of Feira de Santana, Brazil

    *Corresponding author:Ricardo Augusto Souza Machado, State University of Feira de Santana, Brazil

Submission: September 01, 2022; Published: May 03, 2023

Abstract

This paper approaches the brazilian system of protected areas, highlighting the distribution of these areas among the major biomes and the composition regarding the type of unit: Integral Protection or Sustainable Use. It also highlights the prevalence of a category of protected area called Environmental Protection Area-EPA, which accounts for about 30% of protected areas in Brazil. In practice, the EPA have greater economic than biological importance, being highly vulnerable and considered inefficient for a system of protected areas.

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