 We
work in Misiones, Argentina, especially in the district of the
Paraná Pine (Araucaria angustifolia) forest. Our office is in
San Pedro.
Most of our effort is focused on the rural area
between San Pedro and Santa Rosa, which has been declared an
Important Bird Area (IBA). This area includes towns, farms,
forest remnants, and Paraná Pines isolated in cultivated fields
and pastures. Here, about 30,000 people share their land with
280 species of birds, 17 of which are globally threatened or
near-threatened.
We also study the birds in other parts of
Misiones, outside of the Paraná Pine forest.
The Atlantic forest and the Paraná Pine forest
 The
Paraná Pine forest is part of the Atlantic forest, one of the
five most diverse and threatened ecosystems in the world. The
Atlantic forest
occurs in south-eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and the
province of Misiones in Argentina.
Argentina has conserved some 11.000 km2 or 50%
of our original Atlantic forest cover. In contrast, Brazil and
Paraguay have conserved less than 15% of their original Atlantic
forest.
The Paraná Pine forest, or district of the
Araucarias, is found in central-eastern Misiones. It has been
estimated that Argentina once had some 210,000 ha of this
forest, but over-harvesting and clearing for crops has left this
forest near extinction in Argentina. Now, only about 2,000 ha
remain, in isolated remnants.
La selva de pino paraná es parte de la selva
Atlántica, uno de los cinco ambientes más diversos y amenazados
del mundo.
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