BRAZIL

This cover from Brazil features a complete set issued in 1996 with Hummingbirds from Atlantic Forests and Amazon Basin. Both regions are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

BRAZIL

This cover from Brazil depicts 4 stamps, including 2 Fauna stamps issued in 1995 showing pictures of endemic birds from the Atlantis Forest South-East Reserves, in the state of Paraná and São Paulo. The 25 protected areas that make up the site (some 470,000 ha in total) display the biological wealth and evolutionary history of the last remaining Atlantic forests. From mountains covered by dense forests, down to wetlands, coastal islands with isolated mountains and dunes, the area comprises a rich natural environment of great scenic beauty. It was declared a Natural World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999.

BRAZIL

This cover from Brazil depicts 2 different stamps. The stamp on the bottom celebrates the Itatiaia National Park, a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, in the states of Paraná and São Paulo. The 25 protected areas that make up the site (some 470,000 ha in total) display the biological wealth and evolutionary history of the last remaining Atlantic forests. From mountains covered by dense forests, down to wetlands, coastal islands with isolated mountains and dunes, the area comprises a rich natural environment of great scenic beauty. It was declared a Natural World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999.

BRAZIL

This cover from Brazil depicts 2 stamps issued in 2019 with 2 endemic species from the Atlantic Forest: the Golden Lion Tamarin and the Maned sloth. The Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, in the states of Paraná and São Paulo, contain some of the best and most extensive examples of Atlantic forest in Brazil. The 25 protected areas that make up the site (some 470,000 ha in total) display the biological wealth and evolutionary history of the last remaining Atlantic forests. From mountains covered by dense forests, down to wetlands, coastal islands with isolated mountains and dunes, the area comprises a rich natural environment of great scenic beauty. It was declared a Natural World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999.