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Environmental restoration in Rio de Janeiro

Overview

Environmental restoration initiatives in Rio de Janeiro are targeting various ecosystems to promote biodiversity and ecological recovery.

Initial efforts focused on the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, where a project coordinated by Projeto Água Vida and the Municipal Secretariat of the Environment aimed to plant mangrove and restinga vegetation in a 50-meter stretch near Praça Tom Jobim. Broader successes have been reported in Cachoeiras de Macacu, where the Guapiaçu Ecological Reserve (REGUA) has spent 25 years transforming former cattle ranching land into Atlantic Forest, and in Barra da Tijuca through the Restinga Project.

Recent progress has been noted in Guanabara Bay, specifically within the Guapi-Mirim Environmental Protection Area. Following three years of reforestation efforts along the Caceribu River, a degraded mangrove area is showing signs of recovery. Since June 2023, approximately 1,250 seedlings of black, white, and red mangrove species have been planted through a project led by Projeto Meros do Brasil, sponsored by Petrobras, and conducted in partnership with Cooperativa Manguezal Fluminense and the Rede de Conservação Águas da Guanabara (REDAGUA).

Some planted trees have already reached heights of roughly three meters, and natural regeneration has been observed via new plants and propagules. This restoration utilizes a technique of transplanting young plants from preserved areas to degraded sections to support local species, such as the grouper (Epinephelus itajara), which can weigh over 400 kilograms.

Entities

Mata Atlântica · Projeto Água Vida · Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas · Guanabara Bay · Rio de Janeiro

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 4 sources
    Guanabara Bay mangrove reforestation shows signs of recovery

    Mangrove reforestation in Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay is showing success, aiding ecosystem recovery and supporting species like the 400kg grouper through the planting of 1,250 native seedlings.

  2. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Rio de Janeiro environmental restoration projects show significant ecological recovery

    Environmental initiatives in Rio de Janeiro are seeing success, from the restoration of 607 hectares of Atlantic Forest in Guapiaçu to coastal preservation efforts in Barra da Tijuca.

  3. [CULTURE] 4 sources
    Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas to undergo mangrove and restinga restoration

    Environmentalists will plant restinga and mangrove vegetation at Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas on September 14 to recover one of the lagoon's last remaining unrecovered areas.

Sources

aponte.sapo.pt · brasilemfolhas.com.br · copaiba.org.br · dgabc.com.br · oantagonista.uol.com.br · odia.ig.com.br · paranashop.com.br · portalprojeta.com.br · santaportal.com.br · tribunadepetropolis.com.br

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