Conservation Milestones

• As of December 2009 we have achieved:
  • 1,600 GLTs now living in the 7 largest remaining forest fragments;
  • 10,604 hectares are permanently protected by 2 federal biological reserves and 21 private reserves;
  • 18,750 hectares of forest are connected by planted corridors.
• More than 100 rural properties are participating in the management, restoration, and protection of GLTs in their natural habitat.

• More than 83 educators have been trained and are developing conservation actions with local schools and communities.

• The São João River Watershed Committee has incorporated key aspects of our forest conservation objectives into their strategy, financed by water users, for maintaining the region's clean water supply.
• Ecotourism has become the principal economic activity of 10% of the rural landowners of the municipality of Silva Jardim.

• GLTs are recognized nationally as a symbol of Atlantic ForestBrazil’s Central Bank, the GLT was chosen as the animal to adorn BrazilRio de Janeiro.

• In 2003, IUCN reclassified GLTs from “critically endangered” to “endangered”.