Reforestation of the Atlantic Forest
Environmental education with the local community

Reforestation of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil - Serra da Beleza

Agro-Restoration Project in partnership with Emater Rio official environmental agency for the state of Rio de Janeiro


Wild Bird Conservation

Endangered wildlife returning to Santo Adolfo

The reforestation project we started in 2019 is bearing fruit in more ways than one. Santo Adolfo is seeing a return of native birds and wildlife many of which are endemic and endangered to the Coffee Valley region ( Vale do Cafe ), Serra da Beleza and Santa Isabel.

Some of the jewels of the Mata Atlântica include Toco Toucans (Ramphastos toco), near threatened Blue-winged Macaws (Primolius maracana), Saffron Toucanets (Pteroglossus bailloni), seed loving Brazilian tanagers (Ramphocelus bresilia).

We have an ongoing program to plant more native trees for the birds, such as Araucária angustifolia, Embaúba (Cecropia pachystachya), Pitanga (Eugenia uniflora), Grumixama (Eugenia brasiliensis). We have already planted hundreds of native fruit trees from 12 species for the birds. We are adding additional species such as the Genipapo (Genipa americana) and Camboatá (Cupania Vernalis).

We have wholeheartedly embraced the long term quest of wild life and bird conservation.

We will also be capturing live birdsong, using the very latest technology in the form of a Portable Universal Codec (PUC).This is an AI-powered, portable device developed by BirdWeather and Scribe Labs that uses advanced sensors to detect and classify bird sounds for bioacoustic monitoring. This will allow us to record bird songs for analysis and submission to the global BirdWeather platform to help create a "living library" of bird vocalizations.

All photos on this page are by kind permission of Marcelo Reis, Rodolfo Eller, Ruben Giron, Sandra Beltrão, Brazilian photographer, birder and New York film maker.

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Did You Know?

The Atlantic Forest occupies 12% of Brazilian territory and is where the majority of the Brazilian population resides.

It holds the largest biodiversity in the world with a unique variety of 450 species of different trees per hectare.

The Romantic concept of a Tropical Paradise for the Europeans in awe of its abundance of exotic fauna and flora goes back to the 16th century.

Alas it is not well known the fact that this wondrous biodiversity is endangered.

Let's work together to preserve it.

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