Protect the Atlantic Rainforest:

Why protect Brazil's rainforest?

Important eco-region:

The Atlantic Rainforest is considered a Global Hotspot for Biodiversity and one of the most endangered and ecologically important eco-regions in the world.

Threats to the forest:

• The main threats are clearing of forests for coffee plantations and logging for hardwoods.
• Only 7% of the original area remains, most of which consists of isolated fragmented patches.
• The massive destruction of the Atlantic Forest has been described as "one of the biological tragedies of this century" and preventing more loss of the rainforest is a priority for international conservation efforts.

Species diversity

The Guapi Assu Reserve contains a high biodiversity and endemism, and protects:

• 55 mammal species, including Puma, Ocelot, Sloth, and Woolly Spider Monkey
• At least 420 bird species including Saw-billed Hermit, Elegant Mourner, Swallow-tailed Cotinga, Bare-throated Bellbird, Channel-billed Toucan and Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant.

How you can help:

Project Resources

Photos, Maps, Videos and more

This map shows the location of the Guapi Assu Reserve. Our sister site Wildlife Focus has a photo gallery with images from the Brazilian Rainforest Project area, as well as videos taken in the reserve. Guapi Assu can be explored through a number of virtual tours.

Other project resources and links

• More about the Guapi Assu Reserve
• Current work on the Guapi Assu Reserve
• Read the project brief for Brazil
• Project news updates
• Video of Bill Oddie talking about the restoration work at REGUA
• External link: Conserving the Mata Atlântica - Includes information on eco-tourism at the Guapi Assu Bird Lodge
• External link: Mata Atlântica preservada (in Portuguese) - Article and radio interview with REGUA's Nicholas Locke
• External link: A beer with the nectar slurpers - article about REGUA in Times Online by Simon Barnes
• External link: Reverence in a green cathedral - article about REGUA in Times Online by Simon Barnes