Abrolhos Hope Spot Designation Highlights Brazil’s Marine Biodiversity

[ABROLHOS, BRAZIL] – The Abrolhos Region, stretching between the Brazilian states of Bahia and Espírito Santo, is one of the major centers of marine biodiversity for the South Atlantic Ocean. Spanning 56,000 km², the region harbors Brazil’s largest coral reef system, vast mangroves, deep and shallow reefs, and the world’s largest continuous rhodolith beds—underwater forests of calcified algae that store carbon and sustain marine life.
International marine conservation nonprofit Mission Blue is proud to announce Abrolhos as our newest Hope Spot, with Danieli Marinho Nobre, Senior Conservation Analyst at WWF-Brazil, and Guilherme Fraga Dutra, Executive Secretary of Abrolhos Forever (Abrolhos para Sempre) as our Hope Spot Champions. Danieli and Guilherme have been at the forefront of safeguarding this globally significant marine area, working together to catalyze Abrolhos Forever, a conservation collective to protect the region.…
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