General Data (layers)

‘000 km²

Brazilian Biomes

Area in ‘000 km²

% of Biome in Brazil

No. of federal protected areas

Area of protected areas in ‘000 km²

Area of Brazil

8509

Amazon

4182

49%

128

636

Area of federal protected areas (03/2018)

790

Caatinga

827

10%

23

32

Area of PABCs in protected areas (2003)

590

Cerrado

2,039

24%

47

68

Area of PABCs in protected areas (2007)

777

Pantanal

151

2%

2

1

Area of PABCs (2003) general

5121

Pampas

178

2%

3

4

Area of PABCs (2007) general

8540

Atlantic Forest

1106

13%

102

42

EEZ

3600

Coastal Marine Ecosystem

3214

19

10

Total

324

794