Biodiversity Conservation of Forest Fragments in the Fernão Dias APA

Study the biodiversity within and between the various forest fragments of the APA (Environmental Protected Area) Fernão Dias in order to propose a series of well-managed ecological corridors protecting this important priority area for conservation. This 180,373-hectare area in the south of Minas Gerais in the Mantiqueira Mountains includes the entire watershed of the Camanducaia River and part of the watershed of the Jaguari River, the main rivers that supply water to the cities of southern Minas as well as the metropolitan areas of São Paulo and Campinas.