Natural vegetation covers 77% of the state of Pará, pasture already covers 15%

Preserved areas are close to protected areas and indigenous lands
Agency for Brazil


In addition to the preserved areas, Pará territory is divided into pastures, mining and urban areas

The state of Pará still preserves about 77% of its natural vegetation areas, according to the Report on Coverage of Land Use in the State of Pará, released today (26) by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). According to 2010 data, the forests account for 909,000 km square (km ²), or 72.9% of the territory of Pará, and the fields, by 54,000 km ² (or 4.3%).

Most areas are preserved in the regions of the Southwest and Lower Amazonas Pará Pará, which represents the western half of the state. According to the IBGE, this is favored by the concentration of conservation units and indigenous lands in these regions.

The areas that have suffered from the action of man in the state, pastures for livestock occupy 187,000 km ², or 15.2% of the territory of Pará. Most pastures in the middle region is Southeast of Pará, which borders the south of Maranhão and Tocantins.

The urbanized areas occupy 7.5% of Pará and mining, 9.7%. According to a spokesperson for the IBGE, the sum of these areas exceeds 100% because part of the territory of Pará is used for more than one activity.

Source: Globo Rural magazine