Ecological biodiversity corridor
The Together we plant the future project was created to combat forest fragmentation.
An ecological biodiversity corridor between the Brazilian states of Maranhão and Pará, in the heart of the arc of deforestation, will promote the connectivity of a 2,210 km2 area of rainforest.
The corridor is connecting fragments of primary and regenerated forest, providing both habitat and passageways for local flora and fauna. Among the species that benefit are the jaguar (Panthera onca), the red-necked aracari (Pteroglossus bitorquatus), the channel-billed toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus), the South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris), the eastern black-handed tamarin (Saguinus ursulus), the red-handed howler monkey (Alouatta belzebul), and the black-bearded saki (Chiropotes satanas), many of which are currently considered threatened or vulnerable to extinction.
Defeating poverty
The initiative, which also contributes to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal No. 1: “No Poverty”, aims to improve the living conditions of local communities, the future guardians of the corridor under development. The project will benefit 2,400 people, helping 1,400 men and women rise above the poverty line through the promotion of the bioeconomy and the strengthening of sociobiodiversity.
