Copaíba Association closes rainy season with more than 98 thousand seedlings planted and 108 hectares restored

Positive results were achieved through the Roots of Mogi Guaçu and Adopt a Forest programs

The rainy season, typical of the southwest region of the country between October 2024 and April 2025, ended with significant results for the Copaíba Environmental Association, which consolidated another cycle of actions aimed at the ecological restoration of the Atlantic Forest. During the period, the NGO planted 98,172 native seedlings in 108.86 hectares of degraded areas, directly involving 13 rural landowners in ecological restoration activities.

The actions were carried out as part of the Raízes do Mogi Guaçu (Roots of Mogi Guaçu) program — an initiative by WWF Brazil and Sylvamo with the support of One Tree Planted — and Adote uma Floresta (Adopt a Forest), which have the support of national and international partners, such as the companies Jungheinrich Brasil, Grupo BEXP – Comercio de Veículos LTDA (Porsche, Audi and Jeep) and Emporio Armani. The plantings took place in the municipalities of Bueno Brandão (MG), Socorro, Serra Negra, Itapira, Monte Alegre do Sul and Amparo (SP) — areas considered a priority by the Association for the conservation of biodiversity and the protection of water resources in the Serra da Mantiqueira region.

In addition to restoration, Copaíba's efforts resulted in the protection of 23 springs and the recovery of 10,669 linear meters of stream banks, strengthening local water security and ecosystem services fundamental to environmental balance.

“The season was challenging, but extremely productive. We worked on different fronts with the support of committed owners and partners who believe in restoration as a path to a more sustainable future,” highlights the organization’s technical team.

The cycle also included the maintenance of areas restored in previous years, an essential action to ensure the healthy development of the forests that have been planted. With the end of the season, Copaíba celebrates the progress made and reaffirms its commitment to the regeneration of the Atlantic Forest, which has already planted more than one million trees since the organization was founded.

Landowners in the Peixe and Camanducaia Basins regions, interested in supporting Copaíba, can contact us via WhatsApp: (19) 99667-0229. 

More about Copaiba

Created in 1999 by a group of friends who were concerned about the degradation of the Atlantic Forest in the municipality of Socorro-SP, the Copaíba Environmental Association is a non-profit organization, qualified as a Civil Society Organization of Public Interest (OSCIP) and which operates in 19 municipalities in the eastern region of the State of São Paulo and southern Minas Gerais. Currently, the association promotes ecological restoration projects and programs; production of native seedlings; environmental education initiatives and participation in public policies. In total, more than 4 million seedlings have been produced, 380 partner landowners, 713 hectares have been restored and 40 thousand participants in Environmental Education experiences. Learn more at: https://copaiba.org.br/.