Iniciativa Verde
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil · Nonprofit · Regional · since 2005
São Paulo NGO restoring Atlantic Forest since 2005, with over 3,000 hectares restored through carbon and water programs
About
Iniciativa Verde is a Brazilian nonprofit founded in 2005 in São Paulo that restores Atlantic Forest on rural properties, riparian preservation areas and conservation units. Its Carbon Free program offsets corporate emissions through forest restoration, it is one of the main proponents of São Paulo state's Programa Nascentes, and it runs the Amigo da Floresta, Plantando Águas and Restaura Ribeira programs with a field team of forest planters based in Cajati. Its 2022-23 report says more than 3,000 hectares have been restored over its history.
What they run
Greenhouse-gas emissions of companies and events are offset through forest restoration projects; the program launched Iniciativa Verde's work in 2005.
Restoration projects under São Paulo state's Programa Nascentes, which lets licensees meet environmental conditions by funding forest restoration; Iniciativa Verde is one of its main proponents.
Individual and corporate supporters fund native forest restoration on rural properties.
Restoration in the Vale do Ribeira with Funbio funding.
The numbers
| Metric | Year | Value | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hectares restoredto date | 2023 | 3,000 | Organization-wide | Self-reported | sourceRelatório Anual 2022-23, PDF p.3: 'Ao longo da trajetória da Iniciativa Verde, foram restaurados mais de 3.000 hectares de florestas' (more than 3,000 hectares restored over the organization's history) |
| Trees planted | 2023 | 9,191 | Organization-wide | Self-reported | sourceRelatório Anual 2022-23, PDF p.10, Rio Miringuava basin (PR) project with Fundação Boticário, Nov 2022 to Jan 2023: 'Ao todo, foram plantadas 9191 mudas, envolvendo 10 proprietários rurais' |
| Hectares restoredto date | 2022 | 510 | Carbon Free | Self-reported | sourceRelatório Anual 2022-23, PDF p.6: 'Desde os primeiros projetos, 510 hectares de florestas foram postos em pé no escopo do Programa' (Carbon Free); 'Em 2022 ... 97 ha de projetos de restauração' in São Paulo and Minas |
| Hectares restored | 2022 | 198 | Programa Nascentes | Self-reported | sourceRelatório Anual 2022-23, PDF p.5: 'Do final de 2021 até 2022, a Iniciativa implementou 198 ha de florestas em seis municípios e chegou a 1500 hectares de áreas aprovadas em 28 projetos desde o início do programa' |
How they report
What earned it
- 5/20 Publishes annual tree figures: 1 year of annual figures on record (5 points each, up to 4 years)
- 7/15 Figures are recent: Latest annual figure is for 2023
- 10/10 Every figure has a public source: 4 of 4 figures link to a source
- 0/15 Publishes financials or cost per tree: No financial figure recorded
- 0/15 Reports survival or monitoring: No survival or monitoring figure
- 0/10 Independently verified figure: All figures are the organization's own
- 10/10 Breaks figures down by program: Figures attached to named programs
- 0/5 Reports volunteers or events: No volunteer figures or events
- Latest annual figure
- 9,191 trees in 2023
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