About the region

The Upper Paranapanema Basin is a key agricultural centre and one of Brazil's biodiversity hotspots.  Farmers are under pressure from a range of drivers, including a changing climate, tougher regulatory compliance regimes and increasing competition for land and water resources.

Paranapanema River, Ribeirão Bonito, Tejupá, SP

At a glance

22,547

km2 total area

source

16

Sub-catchments

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44

Municipalities

14.6%

Irrigated area in Brazil

X

hectares of agriculture

X%

Compliance with the Forest Code

X

Population

X

X

X

X

X

X