Investor Presentaiton
FORESTS
More than a billion people around the world
rely on forests for their livelihoods - whether
as a form of work, food, fuel or material needs.
In Brazil, a forested country by nature, our
trees can generate wealth and employment
for our population, with the development of
a forestry economy based on wood and non-
wood products. Furthermore, trees are vitally
important to maintaining a healthy environment,
protecting the soil and water and regulating the
climate of both the country and the planet.
Despite this potential, Brazil is still home to
vast expanses of degraded areas. Estimates are
at around 30 million hectares, the equivalent
to the area of Poland. These areas are largely
unproductive and offer low agricultural
value, thus failing to perform either an
economically productive or ecological role.
Landscape restoration and reforestation
can recover degraded areas, making them
productive and generating environmental
services through the recovery of their ecological
functions. Restored areas benefit farmers
through diversification of food production,
wood production, as well as fruits, seeds and
pharmaceutical inputs, increasing resilience
and promoting a sustainable economy
around forests. Restored areas help preserve
water sources, protecting the soil, producing
oxygen and sequestering carbon, thereby
mitigating climate changes and reducing risks
in food production. Additionally, they play
an important role as natural infrastructure:
planting and conserving forests helps to
improve water quality and reduces the
risk of flooding and landslides in cities.
The WRI Brasil Forests program generates
and disseminates expertise and tools,
promoting articulation and engagement among
actors interested in landscape restoration,
contributing to improved public policies, the
mobilization of public and private resources,
coupled with monitoring of results to scale
up forest restoration and reduce the risk of
deforestation. Through this effort, WRI Brasil
hopes to create conditions for the efficient use
of Brazilian land, combining the preservation
Some of the program's areas of operation include:
⚫ Development of a new forestry economy
through ecological restoration, silviculture with
native species and agroforestry systems;
Identification of opportunities for
restoring forest landscapes and cost-
benefit analyses for interventions;
Use of natural infrastructure to
supply water in major cities;
Promotion of gender equality and
adaptation to climate change;
• Development of monitoring systems to
assess the results of restoration and
conservation projects and initiatives;
Implementation of demonstration units
to convince farmers of the benefits of
restoration and conservation;
Mobilization of cities around the conservation
and restoration of forests; and
Implementation of participatory diagnoses
to identify opportunities for restoration
and social mapping of landscapes.
and maintenance of environmental services with
the development of a vibrant economy of forest-
related products and low carbon agriculture.
These areas of work are focused on helping Brazil
to fulfill its restoration commitments, especially
its NDC goal as part of the Paris Agreement. Brazil
committed to restore 12 million hectares by 2030,
fulfilling the Forest Code, while simultaneously
creating opportunities for jobs and income in
the rural area by means of the restoration and
reforestation chain. To generate scale and meet
this goal, WRI Brasil works in partnership with
companies, government agencies and farmers,
and acts with coalitions such as the Atlantic Forest
Restoration Compact, the Brazil Climate, Forests
and Agriculture Coalition, and Initiative 20x20.
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