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Brazil: Atlantic Forest Reforestation

Project Description

  • Objective: reconnect the Brazilian Atlantic Forest fragments 

    To guarantee the long-term sustainability of the Atlantic Forest ecosystem, what is left of the forest must be preserved and reconnected. A Pact for the Restoration of the ecosystem has been created to restore 15 million hectares of degraded lands by the year 2040, representing 12% of the original Atlantic Forest ecosystem.
    The Alstom Foundation has lent its support to Conservation International, which has been working towards reforesting two key areas of the Atlantic Forest through:

    • seed and seedling collection and nursery network establishment, in preparation for the implementation phase of forest restoration
    • reforestation activities begun in two areas with the support of local communities
    • training the local community to undertake their own forest restoration
    • creating potential for a community-based tree nursery

    As of June 2010, the project has been re-selected to receive a further year of support from the Alstom Foundation and will continue its efforts towards the reforestation of the Atlantic Forest.
    Moving forwards, Conservation International aims to up-scale its reforestation initiatives through learning from its past successes and continuing to engage support from NGOs in the area. The project also serves as a model for restoration efforts in other areas. The network of nurseries, for example, has already proven to be a model to the Northeast Corridor and Rio de Janeiro initiatives.
     

    Key Facts:

    Beneficiaries: Environment and endangered species

    Location: Brazil’s Atlantic Forest

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  •  Conservancy International (CI) is a world leading conservation organisation that empowers societies to responsibly and sustainably care for nature, global biodiversity and human well-being on a strong foundation of science, partnership and field demonstration. Founded in 1987, it operates in over 30 countries and has thousands of partners world wide.

     Vsit the Conservancy International (CI) website 

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