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.
Name State Biome Created Area (ha)AçuRio Grande do Norte Caatinga 2001 225AçunguiParaná Atlantic Forest1968 490AltamiraPará Amazon1998 725,406AmanáPará Amazon2006 542,655AmapáAmapá Amazon1989 460,359Amazonas Amazonas Amazon1989 1,944,203Anauá Roraima Amazon2005 259,400Araripe-ApodiCeará Caatinga1946 38,919 Aripuanã Amazonas Amazon 2016 751,295 Balata-TufariAmazonas Amazon2008 1,079,954Bom FuturoRondônia Amazon1988 97,405BrasíliaFederal District Cerrado1999 9,336CaçadorSanta Catarina Atlantic Forest1968 706CanelaRio Grande do Sul Atlantic Forest1968 563Capão BonitoSão Paulo Atlantic Forest1968 4,236CarajásPará Amazon1998 391,255CaxiuanãPará Amazon1961 317,946ChapecóSanta Catarina Atlantic Forest1968 1,604Contendas do SincoráBahia Caatinga1999 11,215CreporiPará Amazon2006 740,396CristópolisBahia Cerrado2001 12,840GoytacazesEspírito Santo Atlantic Forest2002 1,425HumaitáAmazonas Amazon1998 473,256IbiramaSanta Catarina Atlantic Forest1988 519IburaSergipe Atlantic Forest2005 144IpanemaSão Paulo Atlantic Forest1992 5,384IquiriAmazonas Amazon2008 1,472,599IratiParaná Atlantic Forest1968 3,802ItacaiunasPará Amazon1968 136,699Itaituba IPará Amazon1998 212,881Itaituba IIPará Amazon1998 427,366JacundáRondônia Amazon2004 221,229JamanximPará Amazon2006 1,301,567JamariRondônia Amazon1984 222,151JatuaranaAmazonas Amazon2002 569,482LorenaSão Paulo Atlantic Forest2001 281MacauãAcre Amazon1988 176,356Mapiá-InauiniAmazonas Amazon1989 176,356Mário XavierRio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest1986 495Mata GrandeGoiás Cerrado2003 2,009MulataPará Amazon2001 216,446NegreirosPernambuco Caatinga2007 3,004Nísia FlorestaRio Grande do Norte Atlantic Forest2001 168PacotubaEspírito Santo Atlantic Forest2002 449PalmaresPiauí Caatinga 2005 168ParaopebaMinas Gerais Cerrado 2001 203Passa QuatroMinas Gerais Atlantic Forest 1968 335Passo FundoRio Grande do Sul Atlantic Forest 1968 1,333Pau-RosaAmazonas Amazon 2001 827,877Piraí do SulParaná Atlantic Forest 2004 170PurusAmazonas Amazon 1998 256,121Restinga de CabedeloParaíba Atlantic Forest 2004 114Rio PretoEspírito Santo Atlantic Forest 1998 2,561RitápolisMinas Gerais Atlantic Forest 1999 89RoraimaRoraima Amazon 1989 167,268Santa Rosa do PurusAcre Amazon 2001 231,555São FranciscoAcre Amazon 2001 21,148São Francisco de Paula Rio Grande do Sul Atlantic Forest 1968 1,615Saracá-Taquera Pará Amazon 1989 441,283Silvânia Goiás Cerrado2001 486Sobral Ceará Caatinga2001 661Tapajós Pará Amazon1974 530,621Tapirapé-Aquiri Pará Amazon1989 196,502Tefé Amazonas Amazon1989 865,122Três Barras Santa Catarina Atlantic Forest1968 4,385 Trairão Pará Amazon 2006 257,529 Urupadi Amazonas Amazon 2016 537,228
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