Community-led reforestation in Brazil

For hundreds of years, communities in Brazil have been living off the land. As logging and agricultural practices degrade Brazil’s forests, their ability to survive off its natural resources significantly decreases. Across different regions and states, we are working directly with traditional groups, indigenous people, and Quilombola communities to reforest nearly 30,000 hectares (115 sq. miles, 300 sq. kilometers) in the Amazon, the Cerrado, and various mangrove estuaries to help restore ecosystems while creating financial opportunities for local communities. To learn more about our work in Brazil, visit We are a non-profit organization with a mission to offer the dignity of employment to people living in impoverished communities who become transformational agents of global forest restoration. We employ and empower thousands of people living in extreme poverty and provide them with the education and tools necessary to plant, grow, and protect millions of trees each year. Through steady employment, they can afford daily necessities such as food, shelter, clothing, and medicine.