FutureClimate and IPÊ — Pesquisas Ecológicas Institute have signed a cooperation agreement to promote large-scale carbon and forest restoration projects in the Cantarera system area. This initiative reinforces the institutions’ commitment to regenerating strategic biomes, strengthening the social bioeconomy, and integrating science, conservation and climate finance.
The agreement stems from the technical and scientific expertise that IPÊ has in the Cantareira supply system, through, in particular, the Semeando Água project and restoration activities with government partners and the private sector, which has already secured more than 700 thousand trees in one of the most strategic areas of the Atlantic Forest, for water and climate resilience.
The Protocol of Intent, signed at an event held at Casa IPÊ, during COP30, in Belém, stipulates that actions will be developed collaboratively, in conjunction with other partners and investors, to form a collective effort to accelerate the ecological restoration agenda and contribute to national and global climate and biodiversity goals.
In addition to forest restoration, the scope of the Convention includes Initiatives aimed at training and strengthening the social bioeconomy chainamong them:
- Programs Educating young people about careers in the bioeconomy;
- capacityTechnical and vocational training;
- incentive Applied research and academic training;
- I have strengthenedNurseries, cooperatives and local entrepreneurs;
- support for LIS – IPÊ Lab for Innovation and Sustainability.
Under the agreement, it will support FutureClimate Financial structuring and management of impact funds Which will enable initiatives, as well as the development, coordination and monitoring of restoration-related carbon projects.
IPÊ, in turn, will serve as port In the implementation of specific projects, in accordance with the contracts signed for each work front, taking into account jointly defined quality standards, costs and deadlines.
“This agreement represents an important step in building large-scale restoration models, with a scientific basis and strong governance,” says Marcelo Haddad of FutureClimate. “IPÊ is a strategic ally on this journey, contributing to the combination of forest conservation, income generation and appreciation of the standing forest.”
“Working with FutureClimate can expand our ability to take restoration to a new scale in the Cantarera system, initially, and potentially in other areas, linking science, communities and financing solutions that make this agenda viable and durable,” highlights Eduardo Det, Executive Director of IPÊ.
In addition to restoration goals, the partnership symbolizes a new phase in the integration of technical and scientific knowledge and sustainable finance tools – a model that seeks to generate High degree of climate integrity and environmental and social impact.