Application of the Biosphere Reserve Concept to Urban Areas: The Case of São Paulo City Green Belt Biosphere Reserve, Brazil—São Paulo Forest Institute: A Case Study for UNESCO

MORAES VICTOR, RODRIGO ANTONIO BRAGA
COSTA NETO, JOAQUIM DE BRITTO
NACIB AB'SÁBER, AZIZ
SERRANO, ONDALVA
DOMINGOS, MARISA
PIRES, BELY CLEMENTE CAMACHO
AMAZONAS, MAURICIO
MORAES VICTOR, MAURO ANTONIO

^aSão Paulo Forest Institute, Department of the Environment, São Paulo, Brazil
^bDepartment of Physical Geography, São Paulo University, São Paulo, Brazil
^cInstitute of Botany, Department of the Environment, São Paulo University, São Paulo, Brazil

This study was part of the Man and Biosphere (MAB) Program of UNESCO, São Paulo City Green Belt Biosphere Reserve (GBBR), Forest Institute State Department of the Environment, São Paulo, Brazil.

Address for correspondence: Rodrigo Antonio Braga Moraes Victor, São Paulo Forest Institute, Department of the Environment, São Paulo, Brazil.

Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1023: 237-281 (2004).

doi: 10.1196/annals.1319.012

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1023:p 237-281, 2004.

This report attempts to bring together contributions from technicians and scientists studying and dealing with the manifold aspects of the São Paulo City Green Belt Biosphere Reserve. It will highlight the understanding by UNESCO of the important role that biosphere reserves can play in the urban setting.