COP-15

Rio de Janeiro and the Atlantic Rainforest

In the state of Rio de Janeiro, the Atlantic Forest covers 1.3 million hectares, equivalent to 30% of the state's territory. More than half of this area is legally protected.

Nevertheless, much more can be done to curb deforestation and promote the conservation of this biome, such as promoting research, ecological restoration, and sustainable agriculture. We need to act and overcome challenges to halt biodiversity loss by 2030 and promote net gains by 2050 to live in harmony with nature.

In order to do this, the Rio de Janeiro State Environment Institute (Inea, in its acronym in Portuguese) counts on the support of investors and partners who, like us, see nature as a driving force for development.

Conservation priorities

Main initiatives

State Conservation Units

Forests of Tomorrow Program

State Program of Payment for Environmental Services

Conservation and Management of Fauna

Eye on the Green Program

Fund of the Atlantic Forest of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Become a partner

With common and concrete conservation goals in mind, the State Environmental Institute of Rio de Janeiro works together with multilateral agencies, governments, the third sector, academia and the private sector to overcome the challenges of the environmental agenda.

The technical and financial support (direct or indirect) to the initiatives of the State Secretariat for Environment and Sustainability and the State Environmental Institute is one of the forms of collaboration, but there are others.