HERITAGE RECORD · 893

Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves

大西洋东南热带雨林保护区

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

The Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, in the states of Paraná and São Paulo, contain some of the best and most extensive examples of Atlantic forest in Brazil. The 25 protected areas that make up the site (some 470,000 ha in total) display the biological wealth and evolutionary history of the last remaining Atlantic forests. From mountains covered by dense forests, down to wetlands, coastal islands with isolated mountains and dunes, the area comprises a rich natural environment of great scenic beauty.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ2521895 ↗

Area468193 ha

Administrative areaQ175 · Q15499

Chinese Wikipedia大西洋东南热带雨林保护区 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.

(ix)Outstanding ecological and biological processes in the evolution of terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems.

(x)The most important natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity.

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