Restaura Biomas to restore 600,000 ha of native vegetation in Brazil
A coalition of environmental organizations will launch the Restaura Biomas project this week, an initiative aimed at expanding the restoration of native vegetation in Brazil. The announcement was made during the 6th Brazilian Conference on Ecological Restoration (SOBRE 2026), taking place in Brasília this week. The initiative is led by União pela Restauração, a coalition created in 2021 during…
The Restaura Biomas project, led by União pela Restauração, is set to restore 600,000 hectares of native vegetation in Brazil this year. The initiative, implemented by the World Resources Institute (WRI) Brazil in partnership with Conservation International (CI-Brazil), The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Brazil, and WWF-Brazil, aims to meet Brazil's commitment to restore 12 million hectares of native vegetation by 2030.
The project will promote sustainable practices across 1.2 million hectares, reduce the equivalent of 34 million metric tons of CO₂e emissions, and directly benefit 150,000 people, at least 35 percent of whom will be women. WWF-Brazil's Restoration Leader, Taruhim Quadros, highlights the importance of considering the differences among Brazil's biomes to increase the effectiveness of the restoration efforts.
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