BJF Milestone Report 2022 - May edition

MILESTONE REPORT 2022 BLACK JAGUAR FOUNDATION

“It always seems impossible until it is done.”

Nelson Mandela

MISSION & VALUES

It is too late to be a pessimist.

The Black Jaguar Foundation is driven by a deep commitment to the environment, fueled by our team’s determination, passion, and innovation.

Our objective is ambitious: to plant over 1.7 billion native trees to realise the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor. This will revitalise the ecosystem and contribute to the preservation of our planet for future generations.

Over the years we have developed the BJF cycle of restoration, starting with the local community, followed by the science, the planting and the years of maintenance and care. Today we have 17 steps to safeguard our long-term impact and bring back biodiversity and healthy ecosystems!

The impact for each of us will be extraordinary and so is the scope of this project. We cannot achieve it alone.

Realising the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor is only possible with the support of like-minded individuals, global partners and local farmers.

That’s why we are grateful for all of your continuous support!

MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD

2022 was a year full of landmark moments for the Earth, with the Right to a healthy environment having been officially established and the very first UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15)! We are also very happy to see ever-growing support for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.

In 2022, we focused on expanding our efforts of ecological restoration and operated in 14 partner farms! To support this increase in planting, we have built a large-scale nursery that is operating at high capacity and already producing over 500,000 seedlings per cycle. Scaling up our operations was made possible with the growth of our incredibly motivated team – which now consists of over 150 individuals directly hired by the Black Jaguar Foundation, or benefiting from our project as members of the Araguaia Seed Network.

Many of the seeds germinated in the BJF nursery come from the Araguaia Seed Network, which is another of the BJF’s great developments in 2022. Over 600 kilograms of native seeds were purchased from 35 active seed collectors in just 3 months last year!

Our achievements in 2022 for our planet would not have been possible without our loyal community of sponsor partners. In March 2022, we signed an exciting partnership with CAIXA Federal bank, the third largest bank in Latin America, to plant 1 million trees! Further, we are now receiving increased support from Royal De Heus and their Brazilian branch, De Heus Brazil. Our continued partnerships with EFG Wealth Solutions via Aegis Charitable Trust, Movida, TreeLove, and One Tree Planted, have been instrumental in helping us to realise our mission of hope and action in 2022 and beyond.

A big thank you to our ever-dedicated and growing team for working their restoration magic and making all of this possible. It takes a lot of drive and commitment to work towards realizing the longest biodiversity corridor in the world, in the heart of Brazil - and in the hot Brazilian sun! Our field team in Santana do Araguaia are true ecological restoration champions, inspiring us to do better by the Earth every day. In São Paulo and Amsterdam, our teams do all in their power to enable this ecological restoration to happen!

Together, we can restore the balance between nature and humankind. How about starting today? Let’s dive in!

TOGETHER WE ARE RESTORING THE BALANCE BETWEEN NATURE AND HUMANKIND... REALISING THE LONGEST BIODIVERSITY CORRIDOR AND ONE OF THE LARGEST REFORESTATION PROJECTS ON EARTH!

2600km long

40km wide 1 million hectares to restore 1.7 billion native trees to plant

THE ARAGUAIA BIODIVERSITY CORRIDOR HAS THE SIZE TO TRULY MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

IMPACT OF THE CORRIDOR

+20.000 jobs in restoration in avoided costs for the planet.

1 million hectares to restore 1.7 billion native trees to plant

US$ 17,1 BILLION

BIODIVERSITY | WATER | CREATING JOBS

70 + native species currently being grown

Nursery producing + 500,000 seedlings

MORE THAN PLANTING TREES

ARAGUAIA BIODIVERSITY CORRIDOR: MORE THAN PLANTING TREES

Realising the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor requires a lot more than planting trees. The following are some of the steps in our restoration process:

17 BJF STEPS OF

QUALITY ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION TO BRING BACK EVERLASTING HEALTHY FORESTS

The 17 quality steps to bring back Healthy forests

The 17 quality steps to bring back Healthy forests

Each 1 Step = 1 unique Impact Project you can support

Each 1 Step = 1 unique Impact Project to support

The 17 quality steps to bring back Healthy forests

Each 1 Step = 1 unique Impact Project

Working together with local communities, schools, technical partners and other non-profits.

Helping famers with restoration and compliance with the Forest Code.

The 17 quality steps to bring back Healthy forests

The 17 quality steps to bring back Healthy forests

Each 1 Step = 1 unique Impact Project you can support

Each 1 Step = 1 unique Impact Project to support

Providing training to prevent and control fires and supplying fire brigade tools

Lecturing on the importance of ecological

Assessment of the land, to map the areas that need to be restored.

Assessment of the land, to map the areas that need to be restored.

Evaluating the right combination of native trees to select the methods of restoration.

Evaluating the right combination of native trees to select the methods of restoration.

Making sure we follow the highest possible standards of restoration.

Evaluating the right combination of native trees to select the methods of restoration.

Making sure we follow  the highest possible standards of restoration.

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EVIDENCE BASED RESTORATION

BASED RESTORATION

Making sure we follow the highest possible standards of restoration.

Experience, research and knowledge, in close collaboration with leading institutions and partners

Experience, research  and knowledge, in close collaboration with leading institutions and partners.

Experience, research and knowledge, collaboration leading institutions partners.

The 17 quality steps to bring back Healthy forests

The 17 quality steps to bring back Healthy forests

Each 1 Step = 1 unique Impact Project to support

Each 1 Step = 1 unique Impact Project you can support

3 YEAR CARE

SEED COLLECTION 10

We build, develop and operate our own tree nurseries to grow native tree species. 11

Equalizing the land and removing rocks/stones/ trunks.

protect our growing trees where they are vulnerable to cattle.

3 YEAR MAINTENANCE 15

20

sites

dispersed in remote areas with long distances in between.

Restoration, with love and care: on average 1,667 trees per hectare, planted by hand by our local team.

Restoration, with love and care: on average 1,667 trees per hectare, planted by hand by our local team.

Restoration, with love and care: on average 1,667 trees per hectare, planted by hand by our local team.

The first 3 years we must grow our seedlings in the right mix and remove

make sure a self-sustaining ecosystem will come back.

YEAR 2 YEAR 1

2022 MILESTONES

ARAGUAIA SEED NETWORK

OPERATIONALIZING THE NEW BJF NURSERY GROWING OUR TEAM AND OPERATIONS

The Araguaia Seed Network started as a means of providing our project with quality native seeds and is already making a real difference for communities living in the Araguaia region! Last year, our field team started training sessions for communities living in settlements in the Araguaia region and have already completed the first cycle of training modules.

We are growing! In 2022, our team consisted of 122 motivated individuals employed by the BJF full time and 35 benefiting from our project via the Araguaia Seed Network who collect and sell seeds to BJF. Together, we are producing seedlings, constructing firebreaks, carrying our maintenance, planting seedlings, and so much more.

The new BJF Nursery became fully operational and is already producing seedlings at high capacity! With over 500,000 seedlings produced per cycle, this is a huge milestone. The nursery also includes space for workshops, and is already becoming a central hub for ecological restoration in the region.

WORK ON THE GROUND IN 2022

PLANTING SEASON VIDEO 2022-2023

We are very proud of all that we were able to achieve in the 2022-2023 Planting Season. With your support, we are growing, developing the BJF Nursery, improving our restoration techniques, and most importantly, bringing back life! Scan the QR code below to see all that we achieved together.

CREATING SOCIAL IMPACT

THE NEW SHORT BJF DOCUMENTARY

Our organisation was honoured to win a Nikon camera kit and storytelling training from Waterbear to make a short film, directed by our Communications Coordinator, Ana Paula Ferreira Mendes, that gives you a glimpse of the inspiring people working at the frontline of The Black Jaguar Foundation.

“A Lens on the Ground” zooms into the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor and showcases the stories of our team – making it clear that ecological restoration starts with the communities on the ground! Through a visual story, we showed the faces behind our restoration processes, emphasizing the motivation of the BJF team to create positive change in their communities and the incredible progress made so far.

The documentary highlights the benefits that come with ecological restoration, focusing on local communities and Santana do Araguaia’s economy. As our Field Coordinator, Carlos Eduardo Oliveira, explains in the documentary, prior to the BJF starting its operations in Santana do Araguaia, the city did not have such a vast job market in ecological restoration.

Now, environmental engineers, forest engineers, and field professionals living in the region are able to work there whereas before they may have considered relocating to a different city to find employment.

COMMUNITIES

EMPOWERING LOCAL COMMUNITIES

BUILDING THE ARAGUAIA SEED NETWORK

NEW BJF OFFICE IN SANTANA DO ARAGUAIA

To improve our outreach locally, we have opened an office in Santana do Araguaia. Here we are hoping to receive local landowners, as well as others in the local community, who want to learn about the project.

Having a local office allows for an increase in our approachability and our credibility among the local landowner community.

STRENGTHENING OUR FIELD TEAMS

As the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor grows, so does our field team who is on the ground every day making it a reality!

Throughout 2022, new coordinators, analysts, field supervisors and field assistants have joined the Black Jaguat Foundation. We are now a team of over 122 people directly hired and 35 benefiting from our project as members of the Araguaia Seed Network.

BJF SUPPORTS FIRE BRIGADE TRAINING

The Black Jaguar Foundation organized a fire prevention and control course for the second year in a row in Santana do Araguaia! The course was focused on combating fires in farms and urban areas.

Fire prevention is a crucial part of contributing to increasingly healthy forests. This is especially true during the dry season, where the environment is at an increased risk of catching fire.

BUILDING THE ARAGUAIA SEED NETWORK

NEW BJF OFFICE IN SANTANA DO ARAGUAIA

Currently, we have 35 participants who are actively collecting seeds and over 100 other people who recently received our four modules of seed collection training.

To improve our outreach locally, we have opened an office in Santana do Araguaia. Here we are hoping to receive local landowners, as well as others in the local community, who want to learn about the project.

In just three months of 2022, we have purchased over 600 kilograms of seeds of over 20 different native species.

Having a local office allows for an increase in our approachability and our credibility among the local landowner community.

Watch some of the seed collectors talk about how BJF is shaping their lives.

BJF PRESENTS AT THE NOAH CONFERENCE IN ZURICH

The 1st edition of the explorer.land project stage took place during the NOAH Conference in Zurich last month, with 1500 attendees, 350 speakers and 24 partners.

All in all, it provided the Black Jaguar Foundation with a wonderful platform to showcase the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor!

OUTREACH

WE HAVE BEEN BTG ACCELERATED

We participated in the BTG Give Back Day to celebrate our graduation from BTG Soma, a project aiming to improve Nonprofit Organizations’ abilities to fulfil their goals.

Our fundraiser in Brazil, Carol Sacramento, was granted a BTG certificate, together with a donation on behalf of the BJF! A big thank you to Roberto Sallouti, CEO of BTG Pactual and part of their Social Responsibility team!

BJF PRESENTED AT ESRI CONFERENCE

We were honoured to provide the closing presentation for the 29th edition of the Esri Netherlands GIS conference.

The event provided a wonderful opportunity to promote our mission of hope and action and learn from other organisations!

EASTER TULIP DELIVERY WITH SAM’S TULIPS

In collaboration with Tulpen van Sam, based in the Netherlands, we were able to surprise some of our loyal sponsor partners in time for the Easter Holiday!

Tulpen van Sam produces climate neutral tulips and we are happy to support them in this mission. With each visit we personally delivered beautiful bouquets of tulips, an Easter card, and a letter with some exciting updates!

IN THE PRESS

Building on the growing public interest and the progress we are making with our project, we are keen to raise our public profile and recognition. As more people are learning about our mission, it is also catching the interest of numerous news outlets. Over the past few months, our story has been shared on several different global news platforms:

Our piece in the World Economic Forum highlights how the Brazilian Forest Code makes realising the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor a viable and tangible project.

As Jenny Gonzales explains in the article: “Despite countless challenges, BJF is moving steadily forward, achieving more day by day.

Our mission was also featured in Estadão, one of the most read and relevant newspapers in Brazil.

We are incredibly grateful to Eduardo Geraque for taking an interest in our mission and giving the world a closer look at how we are ecologically restoring the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor.

The BJF was also featured in Valor Econômico, a very relevant newspaper in Brazil, which highlighted the importance of realizing the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor. As Timóteo Camargo explains in the piece, the area of the corridor alone “represents 8% of the commitment Brazil has made with regards to reforestation “...“ in the Paris agreement”.

QUALITY RESTORATION

ARAGUAIA SEED NETWORK

Over the past year, our team has worked hard to make the Araguaia Seed Network a reality! There were months of planning, preparation and production of materials so that our Seed Production Analyst, Laís D’Isep, could visit communities, engage the local population, carry out training and, finally, start buying the collected native seeds. We are very proud of our achievements so far:

These excellent results surprised us and have already contributed to the 22/23 planting season: the seeds collected by the Araguaia Seed Network were fundamental in the production of seedlings in our nursery and in carrying out direct seeding.

In 2023, we want to grow even more! We are planning several actions and meetings to make the Araguaia Seed Network the main supplier of native seeds to the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor.

NURSERY DEVELOPMENTS

THE BJF NURSERY TEAM GROWS

Our new nursery, located in Santana do Araguaia, has the capacity to produce half a million seedlings every year and is already the central provider of seedlings for the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor. To help manage it, we welcomed new additions to the BJF team!

We are very proud of our team for the incredible work, producing high quality seedlings for the 22/23 planting season.

EXCEPTIONAL SPECIES GERMINATED SUCCESSFULLY

We have successfully germinated a new species of seedling in our nursery! Jequitiba vermelho is known to be challenging to find intact seeds successfully, which is why we are especially thrilled that the cultivation has been a success.

The jequitiba vermelho can be found in flooded areas, in the Cerrado Savanna and Amazon Rainforest.The tree grows very large, and is known for its beautiful red colored flowers.

THE BJF NURSERY AT HIGH CAPACITY

Our nursery team successfully produced more than the expected 500,000 seedlings for the planting season 22/23.

We are very happy with what the BJF Nursery has become. It motivates us to see that our nursery is already providing many local job opportunities, and successfully producing healthy seedlings. This is a huge milestone that has only been possible with your support!

NATURATINS VISITS THE NEW BJF NURSERY

Instituto Natureza do Tocantins (NATURATINS)’s technical team visited our new native seedling nursery in Santana do Araguaia!

The organization is responsible for the implementation of public policies aimed at preserving and conserving natural resources in Tocantins. They visited our nursery to understand the processes involved in seedling production and use this to re-operationalise the nursery in the Cantão State park.

PLANTING SEASON 2022-23

As always, the team has been incredible this year, adapting and creating solutions to plant as many native trees as possible despite the challenges we have faced. During the last planting season, we observed incredibly positive results when planting via direct seeding. For this reason, we have decided to use direct seeding as a restoration method for around half of our restoration areas in the 22/23 planting season.

PLANTING

WORK SAFETY TRAINING FOR OUR FIELD TEAM

Before starting restoration activities, the BJF field team receives practical and theoretical work safety training.

Our Safety Work Engineer, Matheus Monteiro, carries practical training sessions with all new field team members. These training sessions are vital for us to conduct restoration activities in a way that is safe and efficient for the BJF team and the Earth.

TAKING GOOD CARE OF OUR TREES

We cannot forget about the trees we planted in the past planting seasons. To take care of our planted trees, we carry out maintenance throughout the year, regardless of the season. Nevertheless, we choose to concentrate our efforts during specific periods.

We started this process a little bit earlier in 2022, to enable us to plant as much as possible.

THE INCREDIBLE GROWTH OF OUR TREES!

In 2020, we planted many native trees, of only 30 cm in height. Now, many of these trees have grown to over four meters high!

We have also been finding regenerating species that were not planted by us, which is one of the best signs that our ecological restoration efforts are working.

These trees are only the start! See how much they have already grown.

MAPPING

Mapping is a vital part of determining which parts of land in a given property need to be ecologically restored.

At the Black Jaguar Foundation, our Mapping Analyst, Clarissa Sciarra, is in charge of the mapping process.

In Brazil, rural properties fall under the ‘Rural Environmental Register’ (CAR). Under CAR, landowners are required to map and classify their land, with the purpose of integrating environmental information for purposes of monitoring, environmental and economic planning and combating deforestation.

We help landowners map their propperty to determine which parts of their land they are legally required to protect, and how we can help them restore these parts of their property.

On the left are illustrative maps of the property Fazenda Caseara.

21 hectares of Fazenda Caseara have been validated, of which 14 hectares will be restored.

VALIDATION

Validation is a process that is crucial in allowing for effective restoration. This process helps the field team decide which areas to restore, and how to restore these with the crucial biodiversity planning. Following the completion of the mapping process, our validation team visits each site to validate its restoration potential.

Currently, our validation team consists of 5 restoration analyts: Ingrid da Silva Almeida, Marina Costa de Sousa, Yandro Santa Ataide and Ygor Pinto Oliveira. During visits to the mapped areas to be restored, they assess four main factors:

ACCESS TO THE AREA VEGETATION COVER AND LAND USE

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE REGION

BIODIVERSITY PLANNING

Based on the above factors, validation helps define which of the mapped areas can indeed be restored, and determine which method of restoration is best.

After validation, there is a calculation of the total restorable area that the BJF can restore using one of its five restoration methods.

LANDRAISING

BUILDING OUR COMMUNITY PARTNER FARMERS

THE LANDOWNERS THAT MAKE IT HAPPEN

It was a year of landowner partnerships for the Black Jaguar Foundation. With an increased focus on strengthening our local presence in the project region, our landowner community has become stronger than ever.

A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE TEAMS AT:

AGROPECUÁRIA BRANDELERO

FAZENDA H3C

FAZENDA BELA VISTA

GRUPO SF AGRO

GRUPO VALDOCIR ROVARIS

AGROPECUÁRIA HATHOR

FAZENDA SERRA MORENA

FAZENDA CANTÃO

FAZENDA SANTA FÉ

GRUPO SANTA BÁRBARA

FORT AGRO

FAZENDA SHALLON I

FAZENDA SANTA TEREZINHA

FAZENDA SHALLON II

PARTICIPATING IN MAJOR AGRICULTURAL FAIRS: AGROTINS AND EXPOASA

In the summer of 2022, the BJF participated in two leading Agriculture fairs in Brazil, showing that agriculture and ecological restoration can go together! We successfully participated with our own booth at Agrotins ’22 (Palmas, Tocantins) and Expoasa’22 (Santana do Araguaia, Pará). We received an overwhelmingly positive response to our presence from existing and potential farmer-partners and political representatives on federal, state and municipal level.

“Since the agricultural sector has grown immensely in the region, I hope nature continues being of extreme importance and we try to preserve it.”

LANDOWNER PARTNERSHIPS

BRAZILIAN MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT VISITS BJF

We had the pleasure of giving a tour of some of our project regions to two members of the Brazilian Ministry of Environment’s technical team.

We introduced to them the BJF’s cycle of ecological restoration, from seedling production in the BJF nursery, to some of our ecological restoration sites at different stages, to the conclusion of planting in permanent preservation areas.

EXPANDING OUR OPERATIONS TO XINGUARA

Throughout 2022, our landraising team has expanded their reach of landowners in the Araguaia region. We are currently focussed on expanding our project to Xinguara in the next planting season!

We were very well received by the rural producers and local authorities and are excited to grow our operations in the coming years!

BJF PARTNERS WITH AGROSB

Founded in 2005, AgroSB is a well-known, company in the agricultural and livestock markets in Brazil. They have the vision of becoming one of the most sustainable agribusiness companies in the world, making substantial transitions in their supply chain and operations.

AgroSB supports the BJF with the provision of land, on which we are able to continue planting many more trees!

OUR LANDOWNER COMMUNITY IS GROWING

Our landrasing team has been working hard to mobilize rural landowners to partner with the Black Jaguar Foundation.

The result so far has been very impressive! With 17 new signed contracts with landowner partners, we now have a total of 21 partner landowners and over 690 hectares where we can carry out ecological restoration!

OUR LANDOWNER HEROES: CRISTIANO SOARES, CEO OF AGROSB

We work together with landowners to create a restoration model that works for them. Providing technical, legal, and financial support to incentivise restoration and create a win-win-win partnership.

One of our partners is Cristiano Soares, CEO of the Santa Bárbara Group (AgroSB).

AgroSB is a group of farms committed to zero deforestation. The group is commited to aligning their production with environmental conservation focused on the Amazon Rainforest and Cerrado Savana. The company’s partnership with the Black Jaguar Foundation allows them to promote the restoration of Permanent Preservation Areas and Legal Reserves along the Araguaia biodiversity Corridor.

“Partnering with the Black Jaguar Foundation is important thanks to its vision of understanding that production can go together with biodiversity. We can produce and preserve the environment at the same time.”

OUR LANDOWNER HEROES: CARLOS FELIX, OWNER OF BELAVISTA FARM

Carlos Felix and his wife Regina are the owners of the Belavista farm, in the heart of the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor.

We are extremely excited to have them join our journey to realize the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor. At the Black Jaguar Foundation, we believe that connecting with where our food comes from is the first step in transforming food systems.

It motivates us to see that farmers in the region acknowledge the importance of ensuring our ecosystem’s health and are passionate about creating a better world for our future generations.

“Our biggest wealth today is water, our biggest treasure is rain”.

Carlos Felix, Fazenda Bela Vista

MEET THE TEAM

ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH

Since 2018, the BJF has been growing its core team and was able to start paying cash as remuneration for their full-time services. Both the expansion of the core team and the ability to pay remuneration has greatly improved the quality of the team as a whole. The multitude of tasks, initially taken on by a few core members who showed immense commitment are now distributed amongst a larger team of full-time professionals that are specialized and can focus on what they do best: restore nature!

NEW TO THE CORE TEAM IN 2022...

Ana Paula Mendes: Communications Coordinator, São Paulo

Andrea Uschold: Fundraising, Amsterdam

Daniel Brito: Operations Assistant, Santana do Araguaia

Diogo Albuquerque: Finance Analyst, Santana do Araguaia

Eduardo Rimoli: Finance Manager, São Paulo

Elielton Ramos Eugênio: Restoration Analyst, Santana do Araguaia

Julia Silveira: Communications Coordinator, Amsterdam

Laís D’Isep dos Santos: Seeds Production Analyst, Santana do Araguaia

Matheus Monteiro dos Santos: Work Safety Engineer, Santana do Araguaia

Marina Souza: Restoration Analyst, Santana do Araguaia

Maycon Alves Pereira: Work Safety Technician, Santana do Araguaia

Mayk Santos Guimarães: Field Supervisor, Santana do Araguaia

Tainan Balestrin: Forest Operations Coordinator, Santana do Araguaia

Taiwan da Silva: Field Supervisor, Santana do Araguaia

Valdilei Belém: Field Supervisor, Santana do Araguaia

Ygor Pinto Oliveira: Restoration Analyst, Santana do Araguaia

Yandro Ataide: Restoration Analyst, Santana do Araguaia

the brazilian advisory board

In Brazil, our restoration practices are governed by our Brazilian Advisory Board consisting of renowned experts from prominent institutions such as WRI Brasil and the Brazilian Agribusiness Association (ABAG). It provides strategic support for long-term and current challenges, through in-depth, quarterly meetings and focused commitee sessions. In addition, given the country’s complex bureaucracy, the Advisory Board supports our credibility and transparency.

the technical ecological restoration committee

The committee is composed of six qualified specialists from different areas, and two of BJF’s forest engineers. They are currently giving their input and advice on our plans to drastically scale up our operations in the field during the rainy / planting seasons for the next 5 years. With their expertise and the time they are willing to dedicate to the Black Jaguar Foundation’s mission, we believe their input will be of great value.

our extended team

We would be nowhere without the support we recieve from our amazing extended team, which consists of an army of professional volunteers, landowners and suppliers.

THE AMBASSADORS

We are honoured to be supported by a dedicated group of seven diverse ambassadors. Knowledgeable and experienced in their fields, they serve as role models for our society. They all play an active role in supporting us, promoting our project, and providing us with their expert advice. BJF Board Members and Ambassadors do not receive any cash renumeration. They are only reimbursed for basic expenses such as transport to attend BJF meetings.

GLOBAL VOLUNTEER TEAM

The growth and continuous support from of our amazing team of professionals volunteers from all over the world has been instrumental. Contributing their time, talent and services free of charge or at charitable rates. Their unstoppable support has helped us to grow in all areas of our foundation. A special thanks to Randy Mc.Namara (Mission Coach) and Ricardo Imachita (Agronomist).

OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS

We’re honoured to have an amazing community of loyal Official Suppliers who donate to our foundation in kind with their products and services. Examples are Salesforce (CRM), PróResult (Accountancy Brazil), AmstelStad (Accountancy Netherlands), Vigics ( Video productions) Elevate (web design), Endeavour Group, Hillenaar (Outdoor) WeAreBrain (site maintenance), ScaleHub (Office supplier) , CreativeColors (print), Mat-Zet BV (book editing and printing), LaserChief (engraving) and so many others.

FUNDRAISING

KEY SPONSOR PARTNERS

Over 120 partners are currently contributing to our mission of hope and action! A special thank you to the following loyal sponsors:

CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

ECONOMIC FEDERAL BANK

BLACK JAGUAR FOUNDATION SIGNS PARTNERSHIP WITH MAJOR BRAZILIAN FEDERAL BANK

In 2022 we signed a € 4M partnership with CAIXA Social Environmental Fund (FSA) to support the planting of 1 million trees in the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor!

Caixa Econômica Federal, referred to in Brazil as CAIXA, is one of the two federal banks in Brazil and the fourth largest financial institute in Latin America. Their Social-Environmental Fund is an initiative that was started by the Brazilian bank in 2010, with the aim of using resources to support social-environmental projects and investments.

Together with CAIXA Federal Bank, the Black Jaguar Foundation will plant 1 million trees!

CAIXA is supporting us with the 4 specific objectives which are the focus of the BJF cycle of ecological restoration: Community engagement, ecological restoration, maintenance of our restored sites, and monitoring of the restoration activities together with an assessment of the impact generated.

Before signing the agreement in March 2022, CAIXA visited the BJF restoration sites and carried out extensive verification processes. The images on the right side of this page show the CAIXA team visiting the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor!

CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

MOVIDA CONTINUES MONUMENTAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BJF

Movida started its partnership with the Black Jaguar Foundation in 2019, becoming the first publicly traded Brazilian company to support the realization of the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor.

As we continue this monumental partnership , we are looking forward to growing together and making our positive impact more visible.

We are incredibly grateful for Movida’s support as we work together towards a brighter future for Brazil and for the world!

CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

ROYAL DE HEUS CONTINUES ITS LONGTERM PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BJF

Royal De Heus has once again shown their long-term support and dedication to our project by renewing their yearly commitment to our cycle of 17 steps of ecological restoration. The majority of their 2022 contribution has been used to support the building and opperationalization of our new large scale nursery in Santana do Araguaia, expand the Araguaia Seed Network and, of course, planting many trees!

AT THE HEART OF THE PROJECT...

The Brazilian division of our partner Royal De Heus visited the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor and saw every single one of the projects that they are currently contributing to. The visit lasted three days, and included trips to the new BJF nursery, our restoration sites, and meeting the Araguaia Seed Network.

The 13 members of the Royal De Heus team that travelled with us to Santana do Araguaia showed great enthusiasm throughout the visit and even helped us plant some trees and grow seedlings in our new nursery!

They were all incredibly excited to see the project and the positive socio environmental impact that it is generating in action.

After the visit, Edmilson Ribeiro, head of Human resources at De Heus Brasil, shared with us the following words:

“We cannot find the words to describe how happy we are with all that we saw last week. We feel incredibly proud of this partnership and the positive impact on nature that we are promoting. Simply amazing”.

We are incredibly touched by these warm words, and grateful for all of the support that Royal De Heus has provided over the years!

CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

MEET OUR NEW PARTNER: CONTACT4YOU!

Our new partner Contact4You believes that making a difference always starts with yourself. That’s why they have partnered with the Black Jaguar Foundation! Contact4you joined the BJF community of sponsor partners in July 2022. Together, we are ensuring a healthy planet for our future generations.

SUPPORTED BY AEGIS FEDERAL TRUST

Aegis Charitable Trust was established to provide a formal structure through which to achieve philanthropic objectives while creating a common interest and common cause. Aegis’ main trustees are EFG Trust Company Limited and EFG Nominees Limited.

As of last year, the Black Jaguar Foundation is officially supported by this renowned trust! A big thank you to them for choosing to invest in our mission of hope and action!

GIVING BJF THE TOOLS TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

Esri Nederlands’ArcGIS Platform provides an overview of where assets and activities are located on plants and sites and gives users access to the underlying data.

In this way, it supports the Black Jaguar Foundation in gathering data of all sorts, so that we can reach objective answers to difficult challenges. Planting trees in Brazil starts with mapping out the areas that will be reforested!

NON-PROFIT PARTNERSHIPS

TREELOVE CONTINUES

BJF PARTNERSHIP

ONE TREE PLANTED PARTNERSHIP

GREENFINITY FOUNDATION

OFFICIALLY PART OF

1% FOR THE PLANET!

TREELOVE CONTINUES

BJF PARTNERSHIP

ONE TREE PLANTED PARTNERSHIP

OneTreePlanted (OTP) continues their partnership with the Black Jaguar Foundation

Mrs. Andrea Dreesmann and her family have been of vital importance to the growth of our mission from the start of our operations in Brazil.

The BJF is part of OTP’s Global Community, and OTP has committed to helping realise the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor by co-financing of our first two million trees.

TreeLove’s mission is to “change the future with a present” by showcasing the sustainable work of different artists and artisans. Any purchase on TreeLove’s site is matched with a donation to BJF to plant native trees!

Greenfinity Foundation is committed to actively supporting initiatives that promote the preservation of natural habitats.

As one of Greenfinity’s chosen organizations, the Black Jaguar Foundation is honored to be working to realize the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor, part of which will become the Greenfinity Forest.

1% for the Planet is a global movement inspiring businesses to support environmental solutions through annual memberships and everyday actions.

As of 2022, The Black Jaguar Foundation is happy to be one of the environmental solutions showcased on the platform. We have already used it to connect to many great companies!

OneTreePlanted (OTP) continues their partnership with the Black Jaguar Foundation

Mrs. Andrea Dreesmann and her family have been of vital importance to the growth of our mission from the start of our operations in Brazil.

The BJF is part of OTP’s Global Community, and OTP has committed to helping realise the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor by co-financing of our first two million trees.

TreeLove’s mission is to “change the future with a present” by showcasing the sustainable work of different artists and artisans. Any purchase on TreeLove’s site is matched with a donation to BJF to plant native trees!

A SELECTION OF PARTNERSHIPS RENEWED

SCELTA CONTINUES BJF PARTNERSHIP

Scelta has continued to support the BJF for a 7th year in a row!

We are excited to see how this crucial partnership develops moving forward.

Scelta Mushrooms is one the BJF’s first sponsor partners. Jan Klerken, Scelta’s CEO, planted one of our first trees! They have been vital to the success of the project, and we are grateful to be able to count on their continued support.

JAN ZANDBERGEN GROUP RENEW THEIR PARTNERSHIP

We are grateful to the continued, loyal support of the Jan Zandbergen Group.

As one of the earliest supporters of the BJF and its mission, Jan Zandbergen Group is an example to be followed. The company is truly committed to making the world a better, more sustainable place.

SEACON LOGISTICS EXTEND BJF PARTNERSHIP

We are thrilled about the extension of our partnership with Seacon Logistics.

Seacon is focused on the three pillars of corporate social responsibility: people, planet and prosperity. Therefore, Seacon understands the importance of the Black Jaguar Foundation and its mission. Their sponsorship is just one way that they’re contributing to a more sustainable future.

A SELECTION OF SOME OF OUR MOST SUPPORTIVE PARTNERS

We are incredibly grateful to all of our wonderful supporters! The progress we have been making would not have been possible without you.

MOVIDA ALUGUEL DE CARROS

ESRI NEDERLAND

ROEMER KAMP & PARTNERS

GREENFINITY FOUNDATION

KIENBAUM NETHERLANDS

EFG WEALTH SOLUTIONS

AEGIS CHARITABLE TRUST

CONSCIOUS CAPITALISM

FINISH PROFILES GROUP

PLANT FOR THE PLANET

SCELTA MUSHROOMS

SEACON LOGISTICS

SUMTING

JUNIPER NETWORKS

NUNNER LOGISTICS

HOUSE OF SLEEP

N/P NOTARISSEN

ONE TREE PLANTED

JAN ZANDBERGEN

ROYAL DE HEUS

DE HEUS BRASIL

BTG PACTUAL

SALESFORCE

TREELOVE

SWISS RE

WELIGHT

SNP GROUP

PLASTIFAMA

WATERBEAR

PR Ó RESULT

KBF CANADA

VIEIRA REZENDE

KAPPES & FLECK

CONTACT4YOU

EQUINIX

CAIXA FEDERAL BANK

AQUACAPITAL

MOTOVERS

TULPEN VAN SAM

2W ENERGIA

EDENRED

PAYSMART

TAM AVIAÇÃO EXECUTIVA

TECBAN

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JOIN THE BJF FIRST 600 CAMPAIGN!

As we grow, we aim to reach more and more people and enable them to become part of our huge mission of ecological restoration as well. To make it accessible for anyone to contribute, we launched the Donate a Tree.

For a € 7 donation per tree, we are able to cover the full costs of all the seventeen steps in the BJF restoration cycle, including 3 years of post-planting maintenance.

The campaign is available in four languages: English, Portuguese, Dutch and German.

This photo wall is divided into 600 numbered pixels or windows. Choosing a gray or deforested window allows you to sponsor that specific window and become a Supporting or Corporate Friend of the Black Jaguar Foundation. When a window is sponsored, its color will change from ‘deforested gray’ to ‘jungle green’, bringing us one step closer to realizing the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor.

You can be one of The First 600 to sponsor one of the largest reforestation projects on earth. Take this opportunity to help the BJF and its partners accomplish this bold conservation project. You can do it on your own, with a company or as part of a group effort.

LEARN PLANT SCALE-UP REPEAT

2025 - 2028

10 MILLION TREES

2024 - 2026

2nd MILLION TREES

2020 - 2023

1st MILLION TREES

2017 - 2020

˜100K TREES

Pilot Project

3 rural properties: ˜70ha

2 Local Nurseries: 40k seedlings

Important Technical learnings

Expansion

+ 10 rural properties: 600ha

+ 1 Large Scale Local Nursery

Governance and Local Community Development

Further Expansion

+ 21 rural properties: 1.200 ha

+ 1 Large Scale Local Nursery

+ Seed collection collective in operation

+ Employing 200 extra workers

Consolidation Restore 6.000 ha

Mitigate the environmental deficit at Santana do Araguaia cluster

Deliver strong Impact Metrics

Reach Financial Sustainability

PLANS FOR 2023

looKing ForWard to 2023...

TREES ON THE WAY

During the 2022-2023 planting season, we aim to complete the planting of 500.000 trees in 17 partner farms!

PLANNING TO SCALE UP OPERATIONS

We have already started planning the 2023-2024 planting season to ensure efficient ecological restoration.

EXTENDING OUR LANDOWNER COMMUNITY TO XINGUARA

Our nursery is operational and working at high capacity! We will continue to improve its infrastructure to ensure that it is able to reach its full productive capacity.

EXCITING PARTNERSHIP WITH FONDAZIONE CAPELLINO!

Fondazione Capellino is a non-profit organisation with one purpose: to protect biodiversity and fight against climate change.

GROWING EVEN MORE TREES AND THE ARAGUAIA SEED NETWORK

As we scale up our operations, our season planting team will also grow in size. We will also continue to recruit new members to the Araguaia Seed Network to collect even more seeds for the BJF nursery!

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT IN 2023 MORE THAN EVER TO COMPLETE OUR AMBITIOUS GOALS FOR OUR PLANET!

BJF NETHERLANDS

Stichting Black Jaguar Foundation

Scalehub Amstel Business Park

H.J.E. Wenckebachweg 123 1096 AM – Amsterdam partners@black-jaguar.org

BJF BRAZIL

Instituto Black Jaguar

Alameda Joaquim Eugênio de Lima, 187, conj 11-01403-001 São Paulo – SP contato@black-jaguar.org

BJF BRAZIL

Instituto Black Jaguar Rua Pedro Miranda, 75, Qd 4, Lt 14 Santana do Araguaia PA – 68560-000

BJF GERMANY

c/o Drehmoment Film GmbH

Adi-Maislinger Str. 7