Ecosystem Restoration Brazil Project #18285

Reforesting the Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil

by Instituto Sinal do Vale

Reforesting the Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil

Project Report | Mar 18, 2016
Memorial Tree Planting

By Katie Weintraub | Katie Weintraub

Dalberto's family

SINAL continues to restore and protect the Atlantic Forest through both our Assisted Natural Regeneration experiment and our group planting days. As we wrote about in our last report, we are experimenting with an innovative, low-cost method for forest restoration. Our experiment continues as we monitor the growth of all our trees and begin to see what works best for reforestation. With the generous support of our donors, we are able to continue to care for our greenhouse and each week we collect and plant native Atlantic Forest trees. Also, by working with local herbal experts, we are augmenting our medicinal plant demonstrative garden. Part of our mission at SINAL is to conserve the local knowledge of medicinal plants that is being lost on the younger generations.

We continue to do group planting days where we plant trees in honor of an event or person. After the sudden death of an environmental leader, Dalberto Adulis, SINAL hosted a memorial tree planting service for him with his family and friends. It was a beautiful day of remembering his life and positive impact he had on so many people. The day was especially meaningful for his children, who were incredibly touched by the experience and could not believe that they helped plant 100 trees. We hope to continue reforestating our land through memorial tree plantings such as this, as a way to honor the lives of the deceased through restoration of a threatened ecosystem.

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