there is a constant drive to develop further protection, which is why many parks are relatively recent endeavors, such as the parque estadual do mendanha, which was created in 2013.                      

in fact, in the last 25 years the government has been promoting reforestation programs, such as the program mutirão reflorestamento, loosely translatable as 'common effort to restore forests'.

one of the most important aspects of reforestation, is that the results aid in preventing landslides, especially in areas subject to this type of problems during heavy rains, such as hillside favelas.