Research from the Choices Institute points out that initiative would generate 1.8 million jobs and remove 2.38 billion tons of CO2
For Brazil to restore 6 million hectares deforested in the Cerrado, which represents half of the national reforestation target established in the Paris Agreement by 2030, would be required R $ 132 billion in investments, according to a study by the Choices Institute released on Tuesday (25.FEV.2025). Here’s (PDF – 82 kb).
Recovery would bring benefits such as the creation of 1.8 million jobs and the removal of 2.38 billion tons of CO2, volume equivalent to the country’s emissions by 2023. According to the study, the restoration of APPs (permanent preservation areas) and legal reserve (natural space protection instrument provided for in the native vegetation protection law) can generate net revenue of R $ 781.3 billion in the long run.
The recomposition of legal reserve with logging production systems could produce 942 thousand cubic meters of wood. The restoration of apps by agroforestry systems could result in the production of 26.6 million tons of food.
Rafael Giovanelli, research manager at the Choices Institute, highlighted the importance of the cerrado productive restoration. “The country has the goal of recovering 12 million hectares of native vegetation and half of this – 6 million – is in the Cerrado, which is the cradle of the waters of Brazil and the barn of the world. We need a productive restoration strategy that enhances the vocations of the biome, recovering springs, producing food and generating jobs and income. Our numbers show that this is possible ”he said. Giovanelli also stressed the need for immediate action to meet the environmental goals of the Paris Agreement.
