Investor Presentaiton
In the area of reforestation,
Reservas signed contracts to
plant native species in public
parks in the state of São Paulo,
such as the 15-hectare park
Jurupará in Ibiúna, where the
government develops the
Nascentes (Springs) program.
The area is also used for
voluntary environmental
compensation, a business
segment divided into two
platforms: Plantando o Amanhã
(Sowing the Future), to assist
companies in their carbon
capture strategies through the
planting of a variety of forest
species; and the Palmito Juçara
(Juçara Hearts of Palm) project,
with plantations to expand
the presence of this protected
species in the Atlantic Forest
and promote business with
communities based on the
production of hearts of palm.
Also related to the production
chain is the legal reserve
model for environmental
compensation. To comply with
the Brazilian Forest Code, which
requires farmland owners to
maintain an area of Atlantic
Forest biome corresponding
to 20% of their total property,
they can opt to fulfill their
compensation commitment
by leasing an equivalent area
of native forest in another
property.
Also, Votorantim's participation
in the Pomar Urbano (Urban
Orchard) project progressed
during the year. Landscaping of
native woods and playgrounds
was incorporated into the
proposal of the Bruno Covas
Linear Park on Marginal
Pinheiros in the city of São
Paulo, which will be concluded
in 2022.
To promote community
development, Reservas
Votorantim launched, in
partnership with researchers
from the Butantan Institute and
the Santo Amaro University,
the Saúde Única (Single Health)
program. Through this initiative,
all the knowledge acquired
through research conducted
at Legado das Águas will be
made available to the towns of
Juquiá, Miracatu, and Tapiraí
to help promote training and
educational activities for their
healthcare professionals.
In line with Reservas'
governance in the area of social
responsibility, scientific research
evolved in 2021. Key projects
in Legado das Águas included
the study of amphibians,
coordinated by the Butantan
Institute, which can inform
the creation of an ecotourism
handbook for observing these
animals, and the identification
of jaguars, conducted by the
organization Onçafari, which is
expected to support the creation
of a jaguar sighting route.
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