Protected Areas in Curitiba, PR, Brazil, as carbon sinks

Authors

  • Juliana Baladelli Ribeiro Universidade Positivo
  • Marília Borgo The Nature Conservancy – TNC
  • Leila Teresinha Maranho Univerisdade Positivo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/rf.v43i2.27380

Keywords:

Carbono, desmatamento evitado, Floresta com Araucária, áreas verdes urbanas.

Abstract

Abstract

Conservation of forest’s fragments is extremely necessary to ensure maintenance of biodiversity and storage of carbon. There are currently 52 protected areas (PAs) in Curitiba municipality, located in Parana State – Brazil, with remnants of Araucaria Forest at different stages of conservation contributing to maintenance of biodiversity, improving quality of life of residents and also assisting in prevention of climate change as the aforementioned areas store large amounts of carbon in a range of forest components. In 2009, Curitiba conducted a research to estimate the carbon stock of forest fragments. The present research was carried out in order to evaluate the importance of these fragments in the maintenance of carbon stocks, associated to the preservation of biodiversity, which may be an incentive for public investment in these areas and encouragement to other municipalities for the creation and maintenance of PAs. Based on available information on the carbon contained in forest remnants of the city, it was identified that the total of those areas involves a stock of 1,159,259.60 t C, which reinforces the importance of maintaining native vegetation even in urban environment.

 

Keywords: Carbon; deforestation prevention; Araucaria Forest; urban protected areas.

Author Biographies

Juliana Baladelli Ribeiro, Universidade Positivo

Bióloga Especialista em Gestão Ambiental e Mudanças Climáticas e Sequestro de Carbono

Marília Borgo, The Nature Conservancy – TNC

Bióloga, Doutora em Engenharia Florestal, The Nature Conservancy – TNC

Leila Teresinha Maranho, Univerisdade Positivo

Rua prof. Pedro Viriato Parigot de Souza, 5300, Campo Comprido - CEP 81280-330

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Published

2013-07-02

How to Cite

Ribeiro, J. B., Borgo, M., & Maranho, L. T. (2013). Protected Areas in Curitiba, PR, Brazil, as carbon sinks. Floresta, 43(2), 181–190. https://doi.org/10.5380/rf.v43i2.27380

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 2 (2013)

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