--- title: "Brazil" url: https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/brazil/ publisher: "Not For Sale" --- Americas · Where we work # Brazil How Not For Sale works alongside communities in Brazil to address root causes and build lasting change. [Support this project](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/brazil/?campaign=770665) Brazil · Planet ## Reforesting the Amazon Basin and Sowing Water Not For Sale’s [planet](https://wearenotforsale.org/learn/what-is-ecocide/) work in Brazil supports two Tree-Nation projects: Reforest the Amazon Basin and Sowing Water. In 2024, Amazon fires in Brazil released an estimated 791 million metric tons of CO₂, roughly equivalent to Germany’s entire annual emissions. By the numbers 3,687 Trees planted 2.67 Hectares reforested 1,683 Metric tons of CO₂ sequestered [View on Tree-Nation](https://tree-nation.com/projects/amazonia-rioterra-brazil) ![Amazon Basin reforestation, Brazil](https://tree-nation.com/thumbs/1080x660/https://treenation-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/project-3a7d4e5dc2ddd3d1918c8ad8fc349208.webp) ### Why This Matters Fire-driven degradation now adds more carbon than traditional clear-cutting across large areas of the Amazon. Ranching, logging, and mining push deeper into Indigenous territories after fires. Brazil continues to uncover cases of slave-like forced labor in rural supply chains tied to these frontiers. Reforestation is not just environmental restoration, it is a structural intervention in the system that produces both [ecocide](https://wearenotforsale.org/learn/what-is-ecocide/) and [trafficking](https://wearenotforsale.org/learn/what-is-human-trafficking/). Not For Sale’s conservation work in Brazil is part of the same mission as its [programs in Peru](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/peru/). Both countries share the Amazon basin, and the threats are the same: fire, forced labor, and the slow erasure of the ecosystems that protect the most vulnerable communities. [Support this project](https://wearenotforsale.org/donate/) ## Field updates Stories from the team on the ground. Showing **20** of **20** August 2025 August 14, 2025 Today we want to share an interesting fact about the species used in the restoration of degraded areas Some of them are obtained from seedlings that germinate naturally within the forest itself. One example present in the Amazon Basin Reforestation Project is the Caroba (Jacaranda copaia). In the image, you can see how these seedlings are collected directly from the forest. This process requires great care to avoid damaging the roots. After harvesting, the seedlings are transferred to containers in the nursery, where they receive the necessary care until they reach the ideal stage for reforestation. [Support](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/brazil/?campaign=770665) August 11, 2025 We collect Abiu (Pouteria caimito) seeds to recover degraded areas in the Amazon Basin This tropical species, with sweet fruits and versatile pulp used in jellies, soft drinks and ice cream, is strategic in reforestation, as it nourishes local communities and the region's fauna. [Support](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/brazil/?campaign=770665) August 11, 2025 Today we want to show you some of the challenges of collecting seeds in the Amazon In the image, a fallen tree blocks access to seed-supplying trees, illustrating the difficulties encountered in everyday life. [Support](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/brazil/?campaign=770665) July 2025 July 28, 2025 This month, we celebrate the leading role of Amazonian women nursery workers With careful hands and ancestral knowledge, they transform seeds into hope, daily cultivating the forest of the future. Our deepest thanks to all these inspiring women. [Support](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/brazil/?campaign=770665) July 28, 2025 Women nurseries from the Amazon: fundamental in forest restoration and preservation of our biodiversity They are the ones who, with dedication and sensitivity, produce the seedlings that help reforest our planet. Gratitude and recognition to these great protagonists! [Support](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/brazil/?campaign=770665) July 28, 2025 This month, we would like to celebrate the leading role of Amazonian women nursery workers 🌼🌱 With hands that plant tomorrow, women nurseries in the Amazon play an essential role in the forest restoration chain. Your work is strength, it is care, it is resistance. Today and always, thank you very much! [Support](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/brazil/?campaign=770665) June 2025 June 30, 2025 Thousands of seedlings of native species are ready to head to reforestation fields in the Amazon basin. [Support](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/brazil/?campaign=770665) June 30, 2025 Follow the progress of the PT-02 area: native forest species planted in 2022 are developing very well We are satisfied with the results. [Support](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/brazil/?campaign=770665) June 5, 2025 Today, June 5th, we celebrate Environment Day in Brazil The Amazon is fundamental to the global climate and biodiversity, but suffers from deforestation and uncontrolled fires. On this day — and every other day — we need to remember the importance of preserving this biome to guarantee a sustainable future. [Support](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/brazil/?campaign=770665) May 2025 May 23, 2025 Seeds of life and regeneration 🌱✨ In the image, the seeds of the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis), a tree that is a symbol of resistance and usefulness. In addition to restoring degraded areas, the latex that turns into rubber is extracted from it, and its seeds, rich in oil and nutrients, are the basis for paints, resins and even supplements. [Support](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/brazil/?campaign=770665) May 7, 2025 ✨ The magic starts here Watching cocoa germinate is like witnessing the transformation of nature in real time. In just a few months, these little seedlings will be ready to bring life and biodiversity back to the Amazon reforestation fields. 🌱 [Support](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/brazil/?campaign=770665) May 7, 2025 🌱 The Forest is Reborn New generations of native trees are being cultivated to restore life and hope to degraded areas of the Amazon. Together, we can rebuild a greener future! 💚✨ [Support](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/brazil/?campaign=770665) April 2025 April 9, 2025 It all starts with care — this is how the forest is reborn In the nursery, several species are cultivated every day before heading to reforestation fields in the Amazon. 🌱 [Support](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/brazil/?campaign=770665) April 9, 2025 In the heart of the nursery, hope is born in the form of a Theobroma cacao seedling 🌱 [Support](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/brazil/?campaign=770665) April 9, 2025 Many seedlings of native Amazonian species are being produced to go to reforestation fields. [Support](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/brazil/?campaign=770665) March 2025 March 27, 2025 We are collecting Annona Mucosa seeds This species is popularly known as Biribá and is used to restore degraded areas, providing food for fauna. The fruit is used in sweets and ice cream and is rich in vitamin C, potassium, calcium, iron and fiber. Biribá planning aims to restore degraded areas and at the same time contribute to the food security of local communities, as they can harvest and consume its fruits. [Support](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/brazil/?campaign=770665) March 17, 2025 See how the PT-03 area is progressing We are in the Amazon winter period and with water, the species are developing well. [Support](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/brazil/?campaign=770665) March 14, 2025 See how the PT-02 area is progressing We are in the Amazon winter period and with the water, the species are developing well. [Support](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/brazil/?campaign=770665) March 7, 2025 We are collecting fruits and seeds of ingá laurina This species is used in the restoration of areas degraded, aiming to improve the soil fertility and provide food for fauna. [Support](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/brazil/?campaign=770665) February 2025 February 25, 2025 This is how the seedlings reach the reforestation fields Two main types of species are sent. Firstly, there are the fast-growing trees, which play a crucial role in creating an initial vegetation cover. These are identified by black swiss rolls. Secondly, we have diversity species, which consist of a variety of trees that grow more slowly, but which are essential to ensuring the long-term sustainability of the forest. The latter are identified with yellow swiss rolls. [Support](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/brazil/?campaign=770665) [Support this project](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/brazil/?campaign=770665) #### At a glance Region Americas Focus Survivor care, Prevention, Reforestation Since 2014 [All projects](https://wearenotforsale.org/projects/) #### From the news [What Are the 5 Ps of Human Trafficking? 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