The Forest Restoration initiatives of the SOS Mata Atlântica Foundation are among the most significant contributors to rehabilitating Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, with nearly 44 million native trees planted.
In the last 25 years, almost
44 millionnative trees have been planted
Between 2000 and 2025, we started the restoration of nearly
24 thousandhectares
The Tree Nursery has already produced
7.5 millionsaplings from 2008 to 2025
One of the most biodiverse biomes in the world, the Atlantic Forest is also the most threatened in Brazil, with only 24% of the original forest remaining in fragmented pieces, and just 12.4% consisting of mature, well-preserved forests.
Deforestation of this biome directly impacts issues such as water supply and climate regulation for the majority of the Brazilian population.
The result is a young forest ecosystem with high biodiversity
A program connecting environmental agencies, companies, and landowners
Created in 2004, the "Florestas do Futuro" (Forests of the Future) project mobilizes funds on one side and on the other identifies rural properties in need of restoration — especially legally protected areas, aimed at preserving water resources, landscapes, biodiversity, and soil conservation.
What the media is saying
"According to the executive director of the SOS Mata Atlântica Foundation, the solution is, on one hand, to bring deforestation to zero; on the other, to promote large-scale restoration, recovering up to 15 million hectares of forest." - Folha de S. Paulo
"The SOS Mata Atlântica Foundation leads an urban forest restoration project in Hortolândia, Brazil, aiming to restore 9.1 hectares of degraded Atlantic Forest while engaging the local community through environmental education activities." - Society For Ecological Restoration
"In front of the National Sanctuary of Aparecida, the intense traffic of cars, buses, and trucks on the Presidente Dutra Highway coexists with work that restores forest and reshapes the hills, in partnership with SOS Mata Atlântica." - Página 22
"The paradox of the Atlantic Forest: devastated since discovery, the forest has grown slowly and steadily over the past twenty years. Scientists believe it is too early to celebrate" - piauí magazine
"She decided to create a forest and went in search of partnerships. It didn't take long for her to find the support she needed at the SOS Mata Atlântica Foundation" - Estadão
The different projects carried out over the years, the step-by-step process from seed collection to a new forest, where and how we plant trees, funding models, and the people who make it all happen. Learn more in the full material.
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