Conservation & Restoration

Commitments

Beyond ‘planting trees’

  • Protection of the Caatinga through deforestation-free sourcing

  • Investment in biodiversity conservation and genetic preservation

  • Restoration of degraded areas and ecosystem regeneration

Contribuitions

Business impacts & contribution to the SDGs

  • 25,314 hectares of preserved Caatinga with the promotion of Pontes carnauba’s productive activity, in a biome with a 46% rate of deforestation

  • The largest private genetic bank in number of native species of the Caatinga Biome: 

    • 910,810 SEEDS COLLECTED

    • 46,197 SEEDLINGS PRODUCED

    • 32 NATIVE SPECIES

    • 2 PROTECTED OR ENDANGERED SPECIES

  • 199,213 seeds and seedlings distributed for environmental education and awareness raise on the Caatinga’s value, in partnership with 8 municipalities in the region

  • 69,144 seeds and seedlings destined for the recovery of green spaces and the restoration of degraded areas in the biome

  • 12,030 seeds and seedlings distributed for scientific research projects aimed at preserving the caatinga biome

  • 824.625 tons of CO2e potentially removed from the atmosphere

  • 12 scientific researches

  • 30 cities, in 5 states, benefited from seedlings from our nursery

  • 22,519 people were impacted with donation of seeds and seedlings to recovery of green spaces and degraded areas

   

Partnership & collaboration

Partnerships & collaboration for systemic change

  • SEED BANK:

    • Federal University of Ceará

    • Instituto de Meio Ambiente de Caucaia (IMAC)

  • SEEDS AND SEEDLINGS DISTRIBUTED FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS AND STUDIES:

    • Federal University of Ceará

    • Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Ceará

  • SEEDS AND SEEDLINGS DISTRIBUTED FOR EE:

    • Associação Comvergir Sustentável (ONG) – General Sampaio

    • Escola Antares (Fortaleza)

    • Escola Luiz Rocha Mota (Caucaia)

    • Instituto Federal do Maranhão – IFMA (Araioses)

    • Instituto de Meio Ambiente de Caucaia (IMAC)

    • Comunidade Santa Rita – Araioses/MA

    • Prefeitura de Boa Viagem/CE

    • Prefeitura de Horizonte/CE

    • Associação Mãe das Associações da RESEX do Delta do Parnaíba

    • Instituto Povo do Mar

    • Associação das Juventudes de Itapiuna/CE

    • Prefeitura de Fortaleza/CE

    • Prefeitura de Parnaíba/PI

    • Prefeitura de Santana do Acaraú/CE

    • Escola Luis Ventura dos Santos – MA

    • Instituto Federal do Ceará (IFCE)

  • SEEDS AND SEEDLINGS DISTRIBUTED FOR RESTORATION OF GREEN SPACES:

    • Instituto de Meio Ambiente de Caucaia (IMAC)

    • Prefeitura de Horizonte/CE

    • Escola Luiz Rocha Mota (Caucaia)

    • Comunidade Santa Rita – Araioses/MA

    • Prefeitura de Itarema/CE

    • Prefeitura de Solonópoles/CE

    • Cooperativa dos Produtores Orgânicos do Vale do Jaguaribe (OPTAR Orgânicos) Russas/CE