List of Brazilian National Forests


According to the National System of Nature Conservation Units, a national forest of Brazil is an area with forest cover of predominantly native species that has as its basic objective the multiple sustainable use of the forest resources and scientific research, with emphasis on methods of sustainable exploitation of native forests. There are 67 national forests in Brazil.
NameStateBiomeCreatedArea
AçuRio Grande do NorteCaatinga2001225
AçunguiParanáAtlantic Forest1968490
AltamiraParáAmazon1998725,406
AmanáParáAmazon2006542,655
AmapáAmapáAmazon1989460,359
AmazonasAmazonasAmazon19891,944,203
AnauáRoraimaAmazon2005259,400
Araripe-ApodiCearáCaatinga194638,919
AripuanãAmazonasAmazon2016751,295
Balata-TufariAmazonasAmazon20081,079,954
Bom FuturoRondôniaAmazon198897,405
BrasíliaFederal DistrictCerrado19999,336
CaçadorSanta CatarinaAtlantic Forest1968706
CanelaRio Grande do SulAtlantic Forest1968563
Capão BonitoSão PauloAtlantic Forest19684,236
CarajásParáAmazon1998391,255
CaxiuanãParáAmazon1961317,946
ChapecóSanta CatarinaAtlantic Forest19681,604
Contendas do SincoráBahiaCaatinga199911,215
CreporiParáAmazon2006740,396
CristópolisBahiaCerrado200112,840
GoytacazesEspírito SantoAtlantic Forest20021,425
HumaitáAmazonasAmazon1998473,256
IbiramaSanta CatarinaAtlantic Forest1988519
IburaSergipeAtlantic Forest2005144
IpanemaSão PauloAtlantic Forest19925,384
IquiriAmazonasAmazon20081,472,599
IratiParanáAtlantic Forest19683,802
ItacaiunasParáAmazon1968136,699
Itaituba IParáAmazon1998212,881
Itaituba IIParáAmazon1998427,366
JacundáRondôniaAmazon2004221,229
JamanximParáAmazon20061,301,567
JamariRondôniaAmazon1984222,151
JatuaranaAmazonasAmazon2002569,482
LorenaSão PauloAtlantic Forest2001281
MacauãAcreAmazon1988176,356
Mapiá-InauiniAmazonasAmazon1989176,356
Mário XavierRio de JaneiroAtlantic Forest1986495
Mata GrandeGoiásCerrado20032,009
MulataParáAmazon2001216,446
NegreirosPernambucoCaatinga20073,004
Nísia FlorestaRio Grande do NorteAtlantic Forest2001168
PacotubaEspírito SantoAtlantic Forest2002449
PalmaresPiauíCaatinga2005168
ParaopebaMinas GeraisCerrado2001203
Passa QuatroMinas GeraisAtlantic Forest1968335
Passo FundoRio Grande do SulAtlantic Forest19681,333
Pau-RosaAmazonasAmazon2001827,877
Piraí do SulParanáAtlantic Forest2004170
PurusAmazonasAmazon1998256,121
Restinga de CabedeloParaíbaAtlantic Forest2004114
Rio PretoEspírito SantoAtlantic Forest19982,561
RitápolisMinas GeraisAtlantic Forest199989
RoraimaRoraimaAmazon1989167,268
Santa Rosa do PurusAcreAmazon2001231,555
São FranciscoAcreAmazon200121,148
São Francisco de PaulaRio Grande do SulAtlantic Forest19681,615
Saracá-TaqueraParáAmazon1989441,283
SilvâniaGoiásCerrado2001486
SobralCearáCaatinga2001661
TapajósParáAmazon1974530,621
Tapirapé-AquiriParáAmazon1989196,502
TeféAmazonasAmazon1989865,122
Três BarrasSanta CatarinaAtlantic Forest19684,385
TrairãoParáAmazon2006257,529
UrupadiAmazonasAmazon2016537,228