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A materials company and Brazilian environmental group are bringing back one of the world's most endangered forests, one tree at a time. Their new partnership will plant 11,000 native trees in river basins that supply water to 12 million people.
Indigenous communities in Brazil's Atlantic Forest are restoring an average of 189 more acres than private landowners, proving that traditional stewardship works. Their deep connection to the land is bringing back forests that disappeared decades ago.
Scientists discovered nearly 60% of native plants regrowing in Brazil's Atlantic Forest can be harvested for medicine and cosmetics without harming trees. The finding could finally convince landowners that forest restoration pays off. ##
Scientists discovered nearly 60% of native plants regrowing in Brazil's Atlantic Forest can be harvested for medicine, cosmetics, and food without damaging the ecosystem. This breakthrough could finally convince landowners that restoration pays off while saving one of Earth's richest forests.
Land reform families in Brazil have planted 10 million trees across 6,000 hectares, bringing jaguars and 174 bird species back to once-barren land. Their goal: restore an area the size of New York City by 2041.
A groundbreaking program in Brazil is paying landowners to protect forests they're legally allowed to clear, and it's already saved over 74,000 acres. Now the project is scaling up to protect millions more acres across the Amazon and Cerrado.
Fifty years after nearly vanishing from Rio de Janeiro, toucans are saving endangered trees in the world's largest urban forest. Scientists discovered the colorful birds are doing the job no other animal can.
Brazil is building a network of hiking trails that protect wildlife, prevent illegal activity, and bring income to rural communities. The country's newest 115-mile path connects two national parks through three different ecosystems.
Brazil is bringing decades of reforestation expertise to Turkey's climate summit, offering proven satellite monitoring systems and sustainable farming methods that could help nations worldwide restore degraded land. The partnership shows how countries can tackle climate challenges together by sharing what works.
Blue-and-yellow macaws are flying over Rio de Janeiro again after vanishing 200 years ago, part of a bold project bringing life back to an "empty forest." Scientists are reintroducing agoutis, howler monkeys, toucans, and tortoises to restore Brazil's Atlantic Forest one species at a time.
The world's tropical forests showed their biggest recovery in years, with destruction dropping 36% in 2025. Countries like Brazil prove that strong action can protect critical forests when governments make conservation a priority.
A Brazilian company is proving forests can pay for themselves by planting native trees and selling carbon credits. Their approach just won a prestigious EarthShot Prize and could help restore millions of acres.
A community-driven program is bringing back native forest in the heart of Rio de Janeiro, proving that urban rewilding can thrive in major cities. Local volunteers are transforming degraded land into thriving green space that benefits both wildlife and residents.
In Brazil's Amazon, families guarding oxbow lakes to protect giant pirarucu fish are accidentally conserving forests 86 times larger than the waters they patrol. These volunteer protectors work without pay, but their efforts are connecting rivers to forests in ways scientists never expected.
Brazil is putting $190 million into funds dedicated to planting trees and restoring forests across the Amazon and other vital ecosystems. The investment marks a major commitment to reversing deforestation through carbon removal projects.
Two years after Hurricane Helene devastated Southeast forests, a major replanting effort is creating jobs and restoring thousands of acres. The nonprofit American Forests is hiring orchard managers and reforestation technicians as part of a five-year partnership with the Forest Service.
Brazil is leading 93 countries in creating personalized plans to stop cutting down forests by 2030. Meanwhile, three Pacific island nations just created the largest ocean protection partnership in their region's history.
Land reform families in Brazil have transformed 6,000 hectares of degraded land into thriving forest, planting 10 million trees and welcoming back wildlife that vanished decades ago. Their goal: restore an area the size of New York City by 2041.
Brazil just made a groundbreaking move to protect its rainforests using the power of money. Starting this week, banks must verify farmers aren't destroying forests illegally before approving loans.
New research shows how protecting specific forests in Brazil can safeguard invisible "flying rivers" that bring over 70% of rainfall to parts of Peru and Bolivia. Targeted conservation could keep these vital moisture flows alive for millions.
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