Parque Estadual Restinga de Bertioga

Parque Estadual Restinga de Bertioga lies entirely within the municipality of Bertioga, on the north coast of the state of São Paulo. Its purpose is to protect biodiversity, water resources, and the biological corridor between the marine-coastal environments, the restinga (coastal sandy-plain vegetation), and the Serra do Mar. It contains the vegetation types of the São Paulo coast, notably mangroves, restinga, and Lowland Dense Ombrophilous Forest. It covers 98% of the remaining restinga forest in the Baixada Santista. It has 44 endangered plant species and is home to 53 species of bromeliads – 1/3 of the species in the entire state. As for wildlife, nine bird species, 14 reptile and amphibian species, and six mammal species are under some degree of threat.