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Good news is growing around here: the concession for the Black Jaguar Foundation Nursery, located in Santana do Araguaia (PA), has been renewed for another 20 years! This achievement further strengthens our commitment to restoring the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor, connecting the Cerrado and Amazon biomes across 2,600 km of landscape. 

Built by BJF in 2022, the nursery covers 3.6 hectares within the municipality’s Environmental Park and has the capacity to produce up to 500,000 seedlings per planting season. 

Since the beginning of operations, over ??? native species have been germinated, and ??? seedlings have been produced from ??? kg of seeds. For the 2025–2026 planting season, we expect to grow another ??? seedlings. The nursery is powered by a team of approximately ??? nursery workers, along with BJF’s technical and administrative staff. 

The nursery also houses the seed storage of Ressemear — our network of native seed collectors (70% women), which transforms ecological restoration into income, training, and community empowerment. 

“The Black Jaguar Foundation Nursery is a key part of our mission. Renewing this concession means ensuring the continuity of a project that blends technology, nature, and social impact. It’s truly inspiring to see how long-term partnerships like this one transform both landscapes and lives,” celebrates Ben Valks, founder of BJF. 

This marks another step toward our bold goal: to restore 1 million hectares along the Araguaia River in the next two decades. In 2025, we are already celebrating 560 hectares in the process of restoration across several municipalities — and we continue to grow! 

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Our founder, Ben Valks, was invited to join the panel “Agroforestry, Reforestation, and Biodiversity: The Real Business Success Story” at the World Cocoa Foundation 2025 Partnership Meeting, held in São Paulo last month.

As the cocoa industry faces challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss, the event brought together leading experts to discuss how agroforestry systems and forest restoration can help protect biodiversity while generating environmental, economic, and community benefits — as well as strategies to integrate farmers and local communities.

The event was incredible and a great opportunity to promote the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor and all the work we are

carrying out alongside rural landowners and local communities in the Araguaia region. We’d like to thank the organizers for the invitation and congratulate everyone involved for putting together such an impactful event!

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We are excited to introduce our new partner: the UBS Optimus Foundation! A global network of social and philanthropic foundations, connecting you to inspiring philanthropic programs that, supported by data and sustainable impact investments, are making a measurable and long-term difference in addressing the world’s most serious and persistent social and environmental challenges.

The UBS Optimus Foundation is funded by UBS, our clients, employees, as well as public and private partners. Their collective mission is to amplify the impact of contributions to philanthropic foundations.

This is why UBS Optimus Foundation has joined forces with Black Jaguar Foundation in implementing the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor: quality ecological restoration to recover ecosystems and create a positive impact on local communities in the Araguaia region and across the globe.

Learn more about the UBS Optimus Foundation on their page as one of the first 600 to support Black Jaguar Foundation. (link: https://www.black-jaguar.org/the-first600/083-ubs-optimus-foundation/)

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De Heus provided its employees with an unforgettable immersion in the ecological restoration project of the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor. This was the third visit by representatives of the company to the heart of the Black Jaguar Foundation’s initiative, which has had the company’s support since 2021.

During the visit, participants closely followed the stages of the restoration process, from seed collection to planting seedlings in regenerating areas. They also got a deeper understanding of the work of Ressemear – the Araguaia Seed Network – which connects local communities with the purpose of restoring nature.

“It was an inspiring experience. Stepping on the soil that is being regenerated, planting our own trees, and seeing the concrete impact of the work we support is something that deeply touches you,” said Guilherme Cerqueira, Sustainability Manager at De Heus Brazil.

“I returned with a full heart and an expanded mind. Seeing the regenerated areas up close and hearing the stories from nursery workers and seed collectors fills us with even more pride to be part of De Heus,” added Daniel Souza, Plant Manager at the Guararapes Unit.

Carol Sacramento from the Black Jaguar Foundation emphasized the importance of partnerships for the regeneration of Brazil’s biomes:

“When companies, communities, and organizations work together, we can create a strong restoration chain that generates social, environmental, and economic impact.”

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