Ecological corridor (Brazil)
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 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 | 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 |