An ecological corridor () in Brazil is a collection of natural or semi-natural areas that link protected areas and allow gene flow between them.
Definition
The National System of Conservation Units (SNUC) law recognises ecological corridors as portions of natural or semi-natural ecosystems linking protected areas that allow gene flow and movement of biota, recolonization of degraded areas and maintenance of viable populations larger than would be possible with individual units. The federal Ecological Corridor Project has its roots at least as far back as 1993. It has identified seven major corridors, with focus on implementing and learning from the Central Amazon Corridor and the Central Atlantic Forest Corridor.
Examples
Corridor Level Area (ha) Created Amapá Biodiversity Corridor State 10,476,117 2003 Trinational Biodiversity Corridor Federal 570,000 Proposed Caatinga Ecological Corridor Federal 5,900,000 2006 Central Amazon Ecological Corridor Federal 52,159,206 2002 Central Atlantic Forest Ecological Corridor Federal 21,500,000 2002 Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor Federal Proposed Santa Maria Ecological Corridor Federal 2001 Capivara-Confusões Ecological Corridor Federal 414,565 2005 Serra do Mar Ecological Corridor Federal 12,600,000 2007 South Amazon Ecological Corridor Federal Proposed South Amazon Ecotones Ecological Corridor Federal Proposed Western Amazon Ecological Corridor Federal Proposed
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