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Jacarandás Reforestation Project

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RPPN Jacarandás

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Brazil

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reforestation

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12.513 ha

Project Description

The Jacarandás Reforestation Project started in 2020 with the objective of restoring around 15 ha using more than 100 native species from the Atlantic Forest biome. The RPPN Jacarandás, created in 2021, guarantees the perpetual preservation of this private protected area, thus ensuring the long-term permanence of the project. The project area is located in the municipality of Nazaré Paulista, State of São Paulo, Brazil. The Jacarandás RPPN is located in the region with the highest priority for the formation of ecological corridors within the State, highlighting the relevance of the project for the restoration and conservation of biodiversity. In addition, the project area is within the Cantareira System, the largest water supply source in the São Paulo region. Only 26% of this watershed is composed of natural vegetation, and therefore, the restoration of these areas is essential for maintaining the quality and supply of water to millions of people.

Stakeholders and local communities involved in the project

The project will benefit all those who depend on the Cantareira system for water supply, as two springs and four rivers will be reforested. Thus, the project will benefit all those who depend on this watershed, an estimated population of over 5.3 million people at São Paulo region. In addition, other important stakeholders include people from the local community who are involved in seed collection, seedling production, tree nursery activities, planting, maintenance, and environmental education.

Project Goals

The main goal of this project is to promote the restoration of a fragment of the Atlantic Forest at RPPN Jacarandás, a private protected area created in 2021 with the objective of leaving a legacy for future generations. The Atlantic Rainforest is one of the world's biodiversity hotspot, however less than 15% of the original forest cover remains intact. Therefore, the Jacarandás Reforestation Project is crucial for the preservation of an important section of this biome, which will be perpetually conserved through the RPPN status on the land. This will provide long-term benefits resulting from the conservation of biodiversity and improvements in the quality and quantity of water for the population supplied by the Cantareira Water System.

Co-benefits

The Jacarandás Reforestation Project provides several co-benefits in addition to carbon sequestration, which include:   - Increased biodiversity: the reforestation with native species creates habitat for a variety of plant and animal species. Biodiversity will be monitored through camera traps and fauna/flora inventory;   - Improved soil health: the reforestation of degraded areas help preventing soil erosion and improve soil fertility. - Enhanced water quantity and quality: project activities increase the natural coverage of the soil, and therefore, improve permeability, filter water and reduce runoff, leading to improved flow and quality of water. - Social benefits: the reforestation project creates local jobs for tree planting and maintenance, provides opportunities for education, and help improving the quality of life for local communities.

Tree species (planted and/or existing)

Senegalia polyphylla Euterpe oleracea Luehea divaricata Luehea grandiflora Seguieria langsdorffii Pterocarpus violaceus Baccharis pingraea Heliocarpus americanus Senna bicapsularis Pterogyne nitens Maclura tinctoria Joannesia princeps Anadenanthera colubrina Parapiptadenia rigida Anadenanthera falcata Anadenanthera macrocarpa Psidium cattleianum Campomanesia guazumaefolia Psidium guineense Psidium acutangulum Psidium myrtoides Centrolobium tomentosum Annona glabra Annona cacans Araucaria angustifolia Schinus terebinthifolius Schinus molle Myracrodruon urundeuva Vermonia polyanthes Eschweilera ovata Myrciaria glazioviana Myroxylon peruiferum Cordia ecalyculata Maytenus evonymoides Cupania venalis Marlierea edulis Campomanesia phaea Myrcia multiflora Peltophorum dubium Gochnatia polymorpha Helietta apiculata Nectandra oppositifolia Cryptocarya aschersoniana Nectandra megapotamica Mabea fistulifera Terminalia argentea Croton floribundus Rapanea ferruginea Rapanea guianensis Myrsine gardneriana Rapanea umbellata Jacaranda brasiliana Jacaranda puberula Euplassa cantareirae Cassia grandis Bombacopsis glabra Trichilia catigua Trichilia silvatica Guarea macrophylla Allophylus edulis Ambrosia artemisiifolia Phytolacca dioica Cedrela odorata Cedrela fissilis Eugenia monosperma Eugenia involucrata Sterculia striata Esenbeckia grandiflora Cassia ferruginea Erythroxylum deciduum Copaifera langsdorffii Annona sericea Lafoensia pacari Cecropia sp. Lonchocarpus muehlbergianus Pseudobombax grandiflorum Lithraea molleoides Cassia leptophylla Albizia niopoides Sesbania Virgata Ficus sp. Cordia superba Posoqueria acutifolia Acnistus arborescens Solanum granuloso-leprosum Campomanesia xanthocarpa Campomanesia eugenioides Campomanesia pubescens Psidium guajava Eugenia brasiliensis Casearia sylvestris Myrcianthes pungens Patagonula americana Eugenia glazioviana Calophyllum brasiliensis Schizolobium parahyba Esenbeckia leiocarpa Astronium graveolens Aspidosperma parviflorum Inga vera Inga laurina Inga edulis Inga marginata Cybistax antisyphilitica Tabebuia chrysotricha Tabebuia ochracea Tabebuia umbellata Tabebuia roseo-alba Tabebuia impetiginosa Tabebuia heptaphylla Myrciaria cauliflora Machaerium nyctitans Machaerium paraguariense Dalbergia nigra Jacaranda cuspidifolia Machaerium villosum Miconia cabussu Jaracatia spinosa Hymenaea courbaril Genipa americana Cariniana estrellensis Cariniana legalis Syagrus romanzoffiana Solanum paniculatum Cordia sellowiana Poecilanthe parviflora Tabernaemontana Hystrix Hyeronima mollis Aloysia virgata Solanum lycocarpum Cordia trichotoma Simira sampaioana Zanthoxylum rhoifolium Tibouchina mutabilis Dilodendron bipinnatum Mimosa bimucronata Ruprechtia laxiflora Buchenavia tomentosa Lafoensia glyptocarpa Swietenia macrophylla Erythrina falcata Heteropterys intermedia Guazuma ulmifolia Ceiba speciosa Euterpe edulis Bauhinia forficata Caesalpinia pluviosa Caesalpinia ferrea Triplaris brasiliana Piptadenia gonoacantha Agonandra brasiliensis Calycophyllum spruceanum Trema micrantha Tapirira guianensis Cytharexyllum myrianthum Citharexylum solanaceum Senna multijuga Gallesia integrifolia Apeiba tibourbou Aspidosperma polyneuron Prunus sellowii Eugenia myrcianthes Eugenia uniflora Talisia esculenta Tibouchina granulosa Sapindus saponaria Platymiscium floribundum Rhamnidium elaeocarpum Dicksonia sellowiana Croton urucurana Sloanea monosperma Senna pendula Senna macranthera Spondias purpurea Caesalpinia peltophoroides Colubrina glandulosa Erythrina speciosa Aegiphila sellowiana Enterolobium contortisiliquum Vitex megapotamica Alchornea glandulosa Alchornea sp. Chloroleucon tortum Enterolobium timbouva Dictyoloma vandellianum Boehmeria caudata Bixa ollerana Eugenia pyriformis Piptocarpha angustifolia Guettarda uruguensis Plathymenia foliolosa

Tree density (trees/ha)

2500

Project ID

1738855305396