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Activities and Balance of the SOS Mata Atlântica Foundation in 2023
"It's been a productive year where we've strengthened bonds with partners and groups involved in forest restoration. We launched numerous new projects and spread the message about the role of our ecosystem beyond its geographical boundaries. Our highlight was the significant participation in the 2023 Society for Ecological Restoration Congress in Darwin, Australia. This year also marked innovation with the introduction of a pioneering insurance mechanism for forest restoration projects."
Rafael Bitante Fernandes, Forest Restoration Manager
Equivalences:
One hectare is roughly the size of a football field.
Based on research, SOS Mata Atlântica plants approximately 2,500 tree seedlings per degraded hectare.
Developed in partnership with Imaflora (Institute of Forest and Agricultural Management and Certification), the program monitors and verifies forest restoration areas, estimating carbon removal.
The MRV aims to enhance the value of forest restoration in Brazil's climate agenda and the UN Decade on Restoration. It offers a cost-effective, credible option for companies seeking to offset greenhouse gas emissions through forest restoration.
Check out the launch event, held at AYA Earth Partners.
Ecological restoration is a complex process, especially when it aims to recover degraded natural areas or offset environmental damage. This complexity increases due to specific laws, involving more people and bureaucratic hurdles.
Therefore, celebrating milestones like the TCRA Forests of the Future's 10-year anniversary is essential for sharing lessons learned. This was highlighted at the Compensatory Forest Restoration Workshop held at our Itu headquarters, attended by
CETESB (Environmental Company of the State of São Paulo) managers, environmental engineers, biologists, consultants, and service providers in the restoration field.
In 2021, areas where we had restoration projects were affected by frosts and wildfires, harming tree growth and forest formation. With climate change predicting more extreme events, both ongoing and new projects face severe impacts.
In response, we partnered with insurers to develop pioneering forest restoration insurance. Done in collaboration with Swiss Re offices in Brazil, supported by Franca Insurance Brokers, it is Brazil's first insurance dedicated to native forests.
This initiative provides greater security for investors in forest restoration, project implementers - whether companies or NGOs - and landowners hosting plantings.
2023 Annual Report
Coordination
Marcelo Bolzan/Estúdio Verbo
Editor
Marina Vieira
Contributors
Afra Balazina; Aislan Silva; Carlos Abras; Diego Igawa Martinez; Gustavo Veronesi; Kelly De Marchi; Luís Fernando Guedes Pinto; Marcia Hirota; Maria Luísa Ribeiro; Olavo Garrido; and Rafael Bitante Fernandes
Image Research
Andrea Herrera and Marina Vieira
Graphic Design
Karine Costa
Editing
Ana Cíntia Guazzelli
Translation
Janaína Ribeiro
Image Credits
Ana Paula Guido; César R Santos; Fernando Castro; Fernando Donasci; Gustavo Veranesi; Isabela Lanute; JF Dorio; Léo Barrilari; Loan Barbosa; Matheus Mussolin; Sérgio Barzaghi; Rafael Bitante Fernandes; and SOS Mata Atlântica Archive