"If there is to be hope for the preservation of our natural world and its rich biodiversity then the interdependencies developed between plants and animals and their responses to geological and atmospheric changes and human activity must be understood"

Some areas of the Atlantic Forest have been designated by UNESCO as a World Biosphere Reserve because of their outstanding biological distinctiveness. Others, equally distinctive, beautiful and rich in species diversity and endemism, are still unprotected.
Until interrupted by human encroachment, continuous areas of forest extended for thousand of miles, linking the Great Araucaria Forest of Southern Brazil to the Amazon jungle. Many plants and animals have evolved travelling throughout the tropical and temperate zones of the New World. This flow is essential to maintaining the rich gene pool and species diversity of the area. The fragmentation of these forests places many species, including some existing only there, under critical threat of extinction.

The documentary in progress:

Over the past two years, independent filmmaker Sergio Rossetti Morosini has captured over fifty hours of footage of the physical beauty of the Atlantic Forest, its Fauna and Flora, specially its critically endangered species.

Through a series of interviews, he has recorded invaluable reports on ongoing scientific research, objective testimonies of the conflicts, activities and questions being generated around the rebuilding of the so called Corridors of Biodiversity, that may one day reconnect the remains of the great forest.

On 9/12/06 the SPVS (the Brazilian Conservation Society) will feature Sergio Rossetti Morosini as the guest speaker of their annual fundraiser in New York. To attend or learn more please contact Bill Carbine, or call 212-928-9373. SEE FLYER

THE PROJECT