Protected Areas

or threatened of extinction and access togenetic resources, associated traditionalknowledge and benefit sharing.The Atlantic Forest boasts great potentialwith respect to biotechnology use andsustainable use of non-timber naturalresources, such as leaves, oils, resins,biomass, fruits, seeds and medicinalplants. Dependent on standing forests,ecotourism and rural ecological tourismare other important opportunities forincome generation in rural areas.Concerning climate change, the necessaryrestoration of the Atlantic Forest cancontribute to the global effort to reducegreenhouse gas emissions which causeglobal warming, by carbon fixation,placing the Atlantic Forest biome as aprime area for project realization underthe carbon reduction market.23