available for free via this link, the book, coordinated by wigold bertoldo schäffer, present policies and measures undertaken by the ministry of environment, on the issue of conservation and restoration of the atlantic forest, its biome, the historical process of its destruction, its endangered species, its population and its preservation in each state.

published by the serviço florestal brasileiro - sfb, in conjunction with the ministério do meio ambiente (ministry of environment), this map shows rio de janeiro state's forest marked as seasonal forest (deciduous and semi-deciduous), tropical rain forest (dense, mixed and open),  afforestation / reforestation, refuges vegetation, savannah, and secondary vegetation.