published by the serviço florestal brasileiro - sfb, in conjunction with the ministério do meio ambiente (ministry of environment), examples of programs aimed at the protection and preservation of forests by both citizens and institutions are the manuals about forests management and forests concessions.

published by the instituto estadual de ambiente - inea (rio's state institute for the environment), this map shows recent reforestation efforts in the state of rio de janeiro.

the atlantic rainforest was declared national patrimony in brazil's federal constitution of 1988 - this gave every citizen the right to an ecologically balanced environment, making both the government and the public responsible for its protection and preservation.

in the state of rio de janeiro there are approximately 4,300 square kilometers of protected atlantic forest, which includes 19 federal units, and 26 units administered by the inea, with the ultimate goal to allow the forest to rebuild itself.