Today, most people in San Pedro have subsistence farms or work in forestry. San Pedro has the highest rate of poverty among Misiones' departments: 40% of people do not have their basic needs satisfied. Outside the town of San Pedro, only 15% of farmers own their own land. Natural Heritage San Pedro's native vegetation is Atlantic forest or Mata Atlantica, one of the world's most diverse and endangered ecosystems (Myers et al. 2000). In San Pedro, much of the remaining forest is protected in five provincial parks and the UNESCO Yaboti Biosphere Reserve. Cruce Caballero Provincial Park, just 6 square kilometres, protects some of the last remaining primary forest in Misiones. San Pedro is famous for its Parana Pine (Araucaria angustifolia) forest, protected in Cruce Caballero and Araucaria Provincial Parks. Threatened animal species associated with this forest include the Araucaria Tit-Spinetail (Leptasthenura setaria), the Brown Howling Monkey (Alouatta guariba), and the Vinaceous Amazon (Amazona vinacea). References Ambrosetti, Juan B. 1895. Los Indios Kaingangues de San Pedro (Misiones). Revista del Jardin Zoológico. Buenos Aires. 2:305-387. In Portuguese: Os índios Kaingang de San Pedro (Missiones). Campinas: Editora Curt Nimuendajú, 2007 (www.curtnimuendaju.com) Myers N., Mittermeier R. A., Mittermeier C.G., da Fonseca G.A.B. and Kent J. 2000. Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities. Nature 403: 853-858. External links INDEC 2001 Proyecto Selva de Pino Parana. San Pedro, Misiones. Fiesta de la Araucaria. San Pedro, Misiones. Departments of Misiones Province