A Brazilian company dedicated to large-scale tropical forest restoration celebrated its fifth anniversary by highlighting significant growth and achievements since its founding. re.green, established with the goal of restoring tropical forests, capturing carbon, and preserving biodiversity, now manages restoration efforts across 100,000 hectares—an area comparable in size to the city of Rio de Janeiro—with over 30,000 hectares actively under restoration.
Since starting with a small team and no planted trees in 2022, re.green has expanded to more than 100 professionals. The company has entered into commercial and financial partnerships with leaders in technology, agriculture, food, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, and oil and gas sectors. Its financial backing includes a landmark structured loan from Brazil’s Development Bank (BNDES), which earned recognition for innovation in loan structure. In addition to debt financing, re.green attracts private and multilateral equity investment, ensuring a diverse and resilient capital base.
The restoration projects span six Brazilian states and two key biomes: the Amazon and the Atlantic Forest, Brazil’s most threatened forest. To date, the company has planted approximately 10 million native seedlings and dispersed some 400 million seeds. re.green emphasizes that ecological restoration is more than tree planting. It involves rebuilding complex biological systems where flora, fauna, fungi, water, and atmosphere interact. Local community involvement is central to this approach; more than 45,000 people across 22 communities have benefited from over US$2 million in income generated through initiatives such as fire-brigade training, sustainable forest product development, and fruit and seed harvesting.
In 2025, re.green issued its first carbon credits, totaling 120,000 carbon removal units (CRUs), each representing the removal of one metric ton of CO2. These credits are generated from restoration activities in both the Amazon and the Atlantic Forest, marking a milestone for restoration-based credits in Brazil’s critical ecosystems.
The company advocates for a concept it terms “Total Forest Stewardship,” focusing on the restoration of entire landscapes rather than isolated areas. This approach seeks to rebuild ecological connectivity and complexity, exemplified by the Ondina-Surubim Ecological Corridor in southern Bahia, which links nearly 12,000 hectares of restored land with approximately 31,000 hectares of surrounding forest to create an interconnected mosaic. This corridor significantly contributes to ecosystem resilience by fostering the interactions necessary for healthy forest regeneration.
re.green underscores the multifunctional benefits of native forests, noting their capacity not only to remove atmospheric carbon but also to regulate rainfall, purify water, stabilize soils, restore biodiversity, and moderate local climates. Such forests are viewed as critical “green infrastructure” vital to environmental sustainability and economic development, comparable to major long-term investments in sectors like transportation and energy.
The company also highlights Brazil’s strategic advantage in global climate efforts due to its tropical location, rapid tree growth rates, robust scientific expertise, and emerging supportive public policies for forest economies. re.green’s portfolio includes large-scale public-private collaborations, including a concession awarded to restore the Bom Futuro National Forest in the Amazon.
In 2025, re.green received the Earthshot Prize, an international award recognizing environmental innovation and impact. Looking ahead, the company intends to continue scaling restoration efforts in alignment with ecological processes and urgent climate goals, maintaining a commitment to fostering a new relationship between humanity and the natural world.