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To manage its important relations of our donors, sponsors and institutional partners worldwide, BJF works with the state-of-the-art CRM tool of Salesforce. After a thorough compliance check, the Salesforce Foundation recently extended its grant to BJF for a large number of free licenses. Thank you Salesforce

The foundation of Salesforce is the Salesforce Foundation. Salesforce.org is based on a simple idea: leverage Salesforce’s technology, people, and resources to help improve communities around the world. We call this integrated philanthropic approach the 1-1-1 model, because it started with a commitment to leverage 1% of Salesforce’s technology, people, and resources. By encouraging and enabling companies to adopt the 1-1-1 model, Salesforce.org is helping to spark a worldwide corporate giving revolution.

The 2018 NEXUS Brazil Forum convened last May 27, 2018, in São Paulo, Brazil in partnership with a coalition of social, industrial and philanthropic institutions. It brought together young philanthropists, impact investors, and allies – including family business members, successful entrepreneurs, and inspiring social change leaders. BJF’s Ivan Nisida was one of the key speakers and interacted with the Forum members to discuss challenges facing Brazil today and innovative solutions to address them, such as creating the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor. As an election year, some of the leading presidential candidates will also participate in the Forum and discuss youth issues with the group.

After his presentation, Ivan received a round of applause and proudly connected with the audience. Thank you Ivan for positioning BJF Brazil to the next level!

Restoring nature is truly an art. It all starts with collecting the right mix of seeds of indigenous trees in the forests and savanna near the degraded areas. Hereafter, each specimen of seeds needs to be stored differently before the planting process begins.

A small team of seed collectors, among Carlos Silva from Fazenda Santa Fé has now started this delicate process! Over 20 species of seeds have been collected so far.

Bioflora is the leading consulting firm in ecological restoration in Brazil. The scientists of Bioflora and LERF have recently been contracted by the BJF for the supervision of the entire process of ‘ecological restoration’ for the degraded areas around the farms where the first two nurseries are being constructed. The replantation models and planting techniques are ready to help grow healthy forests! So are we!

We are thrilled to show our appreciation towards our loyal sponsorpartners. Each BJF sponsorship lasts 2 years. We recently started to ask sponsors like you, to renew their support to the BJF for another 2 years. 15 companies and persons were approached so far… and have all extended their support. We love to make this visible on our Community page and on your profile-page with a stamp that says ‘Partnership Renewed’ !

Just click on the COMMUNITY page to discover the companies and persons who have renewed their Partnership already.

German filmmaker Martin Rother heard about the Black Jaguar Foundation (BJF) goal of realizing the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor in Brazil from our team members Floris & Natascha Wouterson and kept the idea in mind. Once Rother looked the project up online and found out he could be part of one of the largest reforestation projects on Earth, he did not hesitate: “I knew instantly that I wanted to support this organization,” he says. The next day he made the donation and became an official BJF Supporting Friend.

But Rother has not only become a friend and donor of the BJF, he has gone on to do more. The filmmaker created a special video for the project. “I wanted to do something which would emotionally touch people and push them to think about their habits,” he explains. Rother used images from the Araguaia Corridor zone, combining shots of nature and devastation with powerful words in an almost three-minute-long production.

“It is a big but also a realistic opportunity to give something back to Earth”, says Martin Rother about BJF’s project

“Films can deeply move the heart of people. The positive outcome could be the change in their own lives. The most important thing is changing thoughts,” Rother believes. He is convinced that everyone can play a role in the journey to a better world, as role models for others every single day. “It is in our hands and it is our responsibility,” he concluded.

Learn more about Martin Rother on his profile-page number 96/600 at www.black-jaguar.org/the-first600/096/.

Joël is one of the core members of our BJF Team in the Netherlands with an unprecedented drive for our cause! Joel holds a Bachelor in Future Planet Studies and a Masters in Environmental Geography and has cared about the vulnerability of our planet since childhood. She manages and carries out a long list of tasks to keep the BJF running at full speed.  Joël knows all about the importance of reforestation and will approach you to renew your partnership in the coming months. Or feel free to contact Joël yourself at j.boele@black-jaguar.org 

The BJF is honored to announce its new institutional partner in Brazil: WRI Brasil. With their slogan ‘Making big ideas happen,’ the WRI Brasil is part of the World Resources Institute, a global research organization active in more than 50 countries. Their more than 700 experts work together with leaders worldwide to sustain the world’s natural resources.

WRI Brasil is working with local leaders to protect the environment and to create solutions that contribute to Brazil’s prosperity in an inclusive and sustainable manner. The partnership establishes the start of a collaboration between the BJF and WRI Brasil in order to increase the restoration opportunities along the Araguaia Corridor zone. Together, they will also explore ways of cooperating to bid together (and other organizations) for large tenders for restoration projects in the Corridor Zone.

Miguel Calmon, Forests Director of WRI-Brasil, giving the keynote speech during the 2017 SER Conference.

The BJF and WRI Brasil have the common goal of implementing innovative and sustainable solutions that can improve the negative effects of climate change. At the SER Congress last year, first contacts were made with Mr. Miguel Calmon, Forests Director at WRI Brasil. With his vast experience in global environmental projects and drive to make things happen, Mr. Calmon brings vital skills, know-how and inspiration to the recently signed partnership.