First phase of the Condomínio Mata Atlântica program involves planting 2,400 seedlings

First phase of the Condomínio Mata Atlântica program involves planting 2,400 seedlings

Published On: 7 de January de 2025

Copaíba Association initiative foresees that, for every R$15 donated, 5m² of forest will be restored

With the aim of restoring around 15,000 m² of the forest that makes up the Atlantic Forest, Copaiba Environmental Association  — a non-profit institution, qualified as a Civil Society Organization of Public Interest (OSCIP) and headquartered in the municipality of Socorro — established the Condomínio Mata Atlântica project, dedicated to creating opportunities for the population to participate in restoration projects, in an easy way, through the donation of financial resources converted into reforested areas that benefit the fauna and flora of the biome. 

With the support of the Raízes do Mogi Guaçu Program and the NGO One Tree Planted, over the last few months, Copaíba has raised enough resources to work on restoring the Atlantic Forest with native plants and strategically protecting the fauna, flora, rivers and other components that make up the area's biodiversity. In January 2025, the program will conclude its first phase, with the planting of approximately 2,400 seedlings, which contributed to the restoration of 1.33 hectares and the protection of 770 m of riverbank. 

According to Lígia Soares, Copaíba’s resource mobilizer, the initiative was developed to address a trend observed in current Brazilian society, in which a growing portion of the population has sought protection from the lack of security in condominiums. “Imagine a place where each tree is an apartment, and the entire forest is a lush, lively condominium. With the recent fires and the increasing fragmentation of the forest, the daily search for a new home and food has become even more urgent. The animals of the Atlantic Forest cannot remain still; entire families need to move from one fragment of forest to another, but these fragments are becoming smaller and more isolated. We need to act together to prevent the fauna and flora from continuing to be threatened,” she explains.

As highlighted by Lígia Soares, Copaíba's resource mobilizer, the project's conception is to promote joint work to encourage the reconstruction of spaces capable of housing thousands of species.

* Note: we would like to thank all the people who donated resources for the first stage of the work, with special mention to Patrícia Helena Fernandes Dias, who made the largest contribution to the campaign and will be entitled to a guided tour of the area under restoration.

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