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Living Forest

Floresta Viva (Living Forest) is a BNDES initiative aimed at supporting ecological restoration projects with native species in all Brazilian biomes. Floresta Viva also works to strengthen the technical and management structure of the restoration sector's production chain and to support agroforestry production systems associated with ecological restoration.

With the goal of investing R$693 million over 7 years, Floresta Viva has 50% of resources coming from the BNDES Socio-Environmental Fund, and 50% coming from Supporting Institutions. It is expected to reach between 25,000 and 35,000 hectares of restored area, with the removal of 8 to 11 million tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, considering a 25-year vegetation growth cycle.

Until now, 42 projects were selected, 7,616 hectares will be restored and more than 3 million tCO2 will be captured.

To date, the following institutions have combined financial resources* with BNDES in Floresta Viva:

• Petrobras, with R$50 million
• Eneva, with R$5 million
• Energisa, with R$5 million
• Vale Fund, with R$5 million
• Norte Energia, with R$5 million
• Inovaland, with R$ 8.5 million
• KfW, with US$15 million
• Philip Morris Brasil, with R$5 million
• Banco do Nordeste do Brasil (BNB), with R$5 million
• Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro, with R$30 million
• Aegea, with R$5 million

* The difference between the total amount raised and the total support amount is intended for the Managing Partner's operating expenses

The following institutions also signed Letters of Intent to participate in Floresta Viva: BRDE, Coopercitrus, Bunge, Government of the State of Pernambuco, Minerva Foods, Nestlé and Suzano.

Floresta Viva's Managing Partner is the civil society organization Brazilian Biodiversity Fund (Funbio), which was selected through a Public Call. Funbio is responsible for organizing the public calls for ecological restoration projects, receiving financial resources from BNDES and Supporting Institutions and passing them on to selected projects, as well as monitoring activities and results.

On the Funbio website it is possible to have more detailed information and monitor the progress of public calls already launched. (Click on the public call title):

Open Public Calls

8th Projects Selection – Rio Forests Public Call

Supporting Company: Rio de Janeiro State Government and Aegea

Value: R$ 60 million

Release Date: 12.18.24

7th Projects Selection – Living Caatinga Public Call

Supporting Company: Banco do Nordeste do Brasil (BNB)

Value: R$ 8,88 million

Release Date: 12.06.24

6th Projects Selection – Southeast of Parana Public Call

Supporting Company: Philip Morris Brasil

Value: R$ 8,88 million

Release Date: 11.27.24

Completed Public Calls