Impacto ambiental por desmatamento e soterramento na Mata Atlantica: um estudo de caso no entorno da Regi o Metropolitana de S o Paulo (RMSP)

The objective of this study was to provide a discussion of the impact caused by illegal logging of trees in remaining forest land in the Metropolitan Region of Sao Paulo (MRSP), as well as the consequences of illegal landfills in a native forest area. For this purpose, data were obtained from the Engineering Center of the Institute of Criminology of the State of Sao Paulo, and implications of the deforestation of native forests were discussed. The results show the total area devastated and the number of felled specimens in each case, as a result of the urban population s need to expand through illegal land appropriation. Several factors may contribute to environmental change, including the lack of public policies aimed at monitoring the natural environment. One of the main consequences of these impacts may be the alteration of local biodiversity, with possible future modifications of the landscape.