AA Copaíba employees are honored by the OAB and Rotary, in Socorro

The ceremonies recognizing the work performed by the institution's members took place on March 10th and 12th 

Amid celebrations around Women's Month, the collaborators of the Copaíba Environmental Association were honored by different national institutions, present in the city of Socorro: the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) and the Rotary Club – Casa da Amizade.
Composed mostly of women in its staff, Copaíba has been operating in Socorro for 25 years and the female presence has been an important pillar of support for the organization since its creation, a process that began with the indignation of sisters Flávia and Ana Paula Balderi in relation to the deforestation of the Atlantic Forest in the region of the Rio do Peixe and Rio Camanducaia river basins.

“Copaíba was born from an almost naive dream of reforesting the banks of the Rio do Peixe. Like a planted seed, the dream grew and today it works to reforest streams, springs and rivers in 19 municipalities,” explains Flávia Balderi.

Together, Copaíba's employees have already contributed to the restoration of 700 hectares, through the planting of more than 1 million trees and continue to aim to further expand the association's positive impact.

“We still want to do much more. Although it has become a much larger institution than we dreamed of in 1999, we are still small compared to the challenge that lies ahead,” says Ana Paula.

The Copaíba Association has set itself the goal of restoring 1,500 hectares of Atlantic Forest by 2028. To learn about the association's initiatives, follow it on social media: @aacopaiba.

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/.