*Estimated carbon sequestration is 20 kg of CO2e per tree accumulated over five years, based on low estimates of dry and humid tropical growth rates from global restoration databases.
Actual carbon impact of each Priceless Planet Coalition restoration project will be assessed after five years based on data collected throughout the monitoring process.
Situated in a global biodiversity hotspot and UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site, the Atlantic Forest biome is one of the most critical biodiversity conservation hotspots in the world. The Abrolhos land and seascape is a global forest restoration priority area due to the optimization of carbon sequestration potential, biodiversity gains and lower risks of fires, and will be the first large-scale restoration effort to maximize climate, biodiversity and community benefits. This project will play an instrumental role in connecting protected areas, where most of the remaining forest remnants lie.
Active tree planting
The planting of seedlings over an area with little or no forest canopy to meet specific goals.
Assisted natural regeneration
The exclusion of threats (i.e., grazing, fire, invasive plants) that had previously prevented the natural regrowth of a forested area from seeds already present in the soil or from natural seed dispersal from nearby trees.
Applied nucleation/tree islands
A form of enrichment planting where trees are planted in groups, clusters or even rows, dispersed throughout an area, to encourage natural regeneration in the matrix between the non-planted areas.
A diverse group of 37 species of native trees, such as: