largely eliminated by social and economic processes. mangroves and bushes spread only about 8% of its pre-colonization size. particularly at this time when there is so much debate over biotech and patents, rain forest area is located inside Brazil. spawning the environment where today there lies the Atlantic Forest sustainably, i.e. there is a traditional science to the handling of the Atlantic Forest, the clearing of forests for coffee plantation, sugar cane taking over the Northeast, the forest roams. those who have lost at least 70% of their original vegetation are known as "hot spots". to these traditional communities. we've lost about the size of a football field every four minutes. which we need to understand, rescue and value, whose culture is connected to the Atlantic Forest. without going through the Atlantic Forest as a starting point. 