Welcome to Brazil’s Amazon coast
You’ve arrived at one of the world’s most critical ecosystems for biodiversity and climate resilience.
Where the rainforest meets the sea
On your journey, you’ll encounter sprawling mangrove forests, vast mudflats, and winding rivers — a landscape teeming with scarlet ibis, squirrel monkeys, and small-scale fishers whose daily work sustains their families. For more than 460 fishing communities across Pará state, these coastal waters support livelihood, tradition, and food security.
Mangroves here do more than hold the coast in place; they store carbon, mitigate climate change, anchor cultures, and safeguard local economies.
What’s at stake and what’s possible
Brazil’s mangroves store up to 10 times more carbon than upland terrestrial forests, capturing "blue” carbon in deep layers of soil and roots. Protecting them supports both climate stability and local resilience.
But this coastal haven is under pressure. Overfishing, habitat destruction, and climate impacts threaten both biodiversity and the communities that depend on it.
To turn the tide, Rare is partnering with local leaders and fishers.
With Rare’s support, communities in Pará have secured official recognition for two new coastal reserves — nearly 290 square miles now managed for sustainable use and long-term protection.
Fishing families are shaping marine management plans. Women are building new opportunities through conservation. Villages are organizing around shared stewardship of nature.
You can help sustain this momentum.
It takes just $400 per year to protect one square mile of community-led coastal fisheries.
That means:
Because your gift goes to Rare’s flexible fund, the proven solutions from these coastal projects — like rights-based fisheries management and low-cost habitat restoration — scale across our work in forests, farms, and communities worldwide.