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Brazil |
South America |
World |
| Total Land Area (000 ha) |
854740 |
1785515 |
13328979 |
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| Protected Areas |
| Extent of Protected Areas by IUCN Category (000 ha), 2003: |
| Nature Reserves, Wilderness Areas, and |
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National Parks (categories I and II) |
20973 |
66424 |
438448 |
| Natural Monuments, Species Management |
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Seascapes (categories III, IV, and V) |
11937 |
39637 |
326503 |
| Areas Managed for Sustainable Use and |
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Unclassified Areas (category VI & "other") |
120390 |
269145 |
692723 |
| Total Area Protected (all categories) |
153299 |
375207 |
1457674 |
| Marine and Littoral Protected Areas {a} |
4299 |
21008 |
417970 |
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| Protected Areas as a Percent of Total Land |
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Area, 2003 {b} |
18 % |
21.1 % |
10.8 % |
| Number of Protected Areas, 2003 |
1197 |
2586 |
98400 |
| Number of Areas >1 00,000 ha, 2003 |
206 |
465 |
2091 |
| Number of Areas > 1 million ha, 2003 |
38 |
86 |
243 |
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| Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites), 2002: |
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Number of Sites |
7 |
61 |
1179 |
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Total Area (000 ha) |
6346 |
23360 |
102283 |
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| Biosphere Reserves, 2002: |
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Number of Sites |
5 |
39 |
408 |
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Total Area (000 ha) |
125042 |
163832 |
439000 |
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| Number and Status of Species |
| Higher Plants |
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Total known species (number), 1992-2002 |
56215 |
X |
X |
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Number of threatened species, 2002 |
381 |
X |
5714 |
| Mammals |
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Total known species (number), 1992-2002 |
394 |
X |
X |
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Number of threatened species, 2002 |
81 |
X |
1137 |
| Breeding Birds |
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Total known species (number), 1992-2002 |
686 |
X |
X |
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Number of threatened species, 2002 |
114 |
X |
1192 |
| Reptiles |
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Total known species (number), 1992-2003 |
648 |
X |
X |
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Number of threatened species, 2002 |
22 |
X |
293 |
| Amphibians |
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Total known species (number), 1992-2003 |
681 |
X |
X |
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Number of threatened species, 2002 |
6 |
X |
157 |
| Fish |
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Total known species (number), 1992-2003 |
471 |
X |
X |
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Number of threatened species, 1992-2002 |
17 |
X |
742 |
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| Legal Trade in Selected Wildlife and CITES {c} Status |
| Year CITES Ratified |
X |
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| Net International Legal Trade Reported by CITES, 2000 (number) {d} |
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Live Lizards |
-20 |
-200575 |
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Live Snakes |
1172 |
-9442 |
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Live Primates |
14 |
-1812 |
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Live Parrots |
31 |
-50450 |
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Lizard Skins |
4703 |
-483686 |
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Snake Skins |
24320 |
18253 |
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Crocodile Skins |
-10565 |
-558495 |
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Wild Cat Skins |
2 |
1 |
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| Footnotes: |
| a. | Marine and littoral protected areas are not included in the "Total Area Protected" above. |
| b. | Includes IUCN categories I-V. Marine and littoral protected areas are excluded from these totals. |
| c. | CITES is an acronym for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. |
| d. | Postive numbers represent net imports; negative numbers represent net exports. Regional figures are the sum of country-level trade statistics, therefore, |
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