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Join us on the 1st of March in Amsterdam: BJF & J.Pzn Sweelinck Benefit Concert for the planet

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Join us on the 1st of March in Amsterdam for a special Benefit Concert for the Planet. A special collaboration between UvA-Orkest J.Pzn Sweelinck and Black Jaguar Foundation.

You can buy a ticket for a normal price of €35,00 or donate an extra amount to the BJF! If you want to become a BJF Friend you can purchase a ticket to the concert and directly join our BJF Community!

Would you like to join us in realizing one of the longest biodiversity corridors on Earth? Become one of the First 600 to join our mission of hope and action HERE.

Black Jaguar is officially nominated for the Earthshot Prize by Restor.eco

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We are extremely happy to announce that, after being nominated by Restor.eco, the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor is officially competing for the 2024 Earthshot Prize!

THE EARTHSHOT PRIZE

Launched by HRH Prince William, the Earthshot Prize exists to discover, spotlight and help grow innovative solutions that are working to restore and regenerate our planet.

Its name refers to the President Kennedy’s plan in the 1960s to send a man to the Moon within a decade.

The goal is that until 2030, 5 awards of £1 million each will be distributed annually to the winners of each of the categories:

  • Protecting and restoring nature
  • Cleaning our air
  • Reviving our oceans
  • Building a litter-free world
  • Fixing our climate

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Restor.eco, responsible for the nomination, for supporting the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor. We are looking forward to the next stages of the selection, which should only be completed by the end of 2024!

Would you like to join us in realizing one of the longest biodiversity corridors on Earth? Become one of the First 600 to join our mission of hope and action HERE.

CAIXA Federal Bank visits the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor

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Our partners are visiting the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor! This time, we had the honor of receiving the technical team from CAIXA Federal Bank, who, through the Socio-Environmental Fund, will support our project in planting 1 million native trees in the coming years.

During the first project verification visit, which occurs after reaching 20% of the implementation goal, we had the opportunity to present the activities in the field and promote contact between partners and project beneficiaries.

We were also able to demonstrate in more depth the structure implemented by the Black Jaguar Foundation in the region, such as:

  • The forest nursery built and operated in Santana do Araguaia, with the capacity to produce more than 500 thousand seedlings per year, and currently already functions as a hub of environmental education activities in the region.
  • Donation of training and equipment to municipal fire brigades in the cities of Santana do Araguaia (PA) and Caseara (TO).
  • The Araguaia Seed Network, which was made viable and trained by the Black Jaguar Foundation and currently has an extensive local network of seed collectors.
BLACK JAGUAR IS HIGHLIGHTED ON CAIXA’S SOCIAL MEDIA

And after four days of visit, we were featured on CAIXA’s social media, with an emotional video full of testimonials from some of those directly benefited by the project.

Check out the video produced by CAIXA about the partnership with the Black Jaguar Foundation.

It is supporters like these who make our project possible. Therefore, we want to thank the support of all our long-time partners and hope this is just the beginning of a long journey in building a greener planet for future generations.

Would you like to join us in realizing one of the longest biodiversity corridors on Earth? Become one of the First 600 to join our mission of hope and action HERE.

The Araguaia Seed Network: Ressemear

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The Araguaia Seed Network has been growing! And now our collective has a visual branding, its own mission, vision, and values, and even a new name: Ressemear – which means reseeding in Portuguese.

Since last year, our team has held meetings with the collectors so that, together, they could discuss and collectively build the project’s mission, vision, and values.

And now we share with you the results of these experiences:

MISSION:

Our mission is to contribute to the ecological restoration of the Amazon and Cerrado through the collection of native seeds, improving the quality of life for current and future human generations and allowing the conservation of the region’s biodiversity and natural resources.

VISION:

Our vision is to be a Seed Network reference in quality and group work, capable of inspiring everyone to act for the conservation and ecological restoration, generate income and opportunities for local seed collectors, and inspire humanity to thrive in balance with nature.

VALUES:

  • Responsibility: We are responsible for seed collection activity and biodiversity preservation, recognizing the fundamental role of seeds and their matrices in the cycle of life.
  • Fellowship: We put people and communities at the center of our actions, promoting group work as an agent of positive change towards the environment.
  • Respect for the environment: Our commitment to sustainability is unshakable, promoting practices that ensure a greener and more prosperous future.
  • Commitment: We are a group committed to deliveries, to our colleagues, and to our mission.
  • Enthusiasm: We love working with seeds, and always remember that this work will restore our forests.
2024 CALENDAR DELIVERY TO COLLECTORS

And to celebrate so many achievements, we produced a calendar for the year 2024, which includes images of trees, flowers, and fruits of native species from the region.

The calendars were distributed among Reseeding members, who were extremely happy with the result of such a rewarding job. Check out some pictures:

Would you like to join us in realizing one of the longest biodiversity corridors on Earth? Become one of the First 600 to join our mission of hope and action HERE.

2023/2024 Planting Season: our team working on the ground

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Amidst another planting season, our field team continues to work intensively to successfully complete growing and planting many trees! We have already finished the areas with direct seeding, and in the coming months, we will finish the planting of the seedlings.

At the moment, we have already finished the areas of direct seeding, and by the end of this month, we are focused on planting seedlings. Meanwhile, we continue to maintain the already restored areas, especially the more recent ones, in previous rainy seasons.

ASSISTED REGENERATION AS AN ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION TECHNIQUE

For March, the assisted regeneration will be conducted. In the last planting season, 30 hectares were restored through this technique. Given the good results obtained, we want to further explore the method and take full advantage of the region’s potential.

Learn more about how natural regeneration is carried out by the Black Jaguar Foundation:

BJF PLANNING FOR THE COMING MONTHS

In the last months of the rainy season, with ecological restoration already completed, it will be time to focus efforts on maintenance and monitoring the areas planted in previous years. And, as expected, start planning for the next planting season!

Want to stay informed about everything happening in the field? Subscribe to our newsletter and receive monthly updates directly from Santana do Araguaia and the region!

Would you like to join us in realizing one of the longest biodiversity corridors on Earth? Become one of the First 600 to join our mission of hope and action HERE.

Black Jaguar Foundation present(s) at World Economic Forum Climate Hub

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On 15 January 2024 we presented our mission to realize the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor, at the Climate Hub in collaboration with GreenUp, supported by the World Economic Forum and the City of Davos.

We are honoured and proud that Prof. Carlos Nobre became our official Ambassador! As one of the most renowned Earth System Scientist, Nobel prize winner and guardian of the Amazon, Carlos Nobre represents the science and the importance beyond our project, and the necessity to take action now.

Our mission of Hope and Action, is backed up by science, our impact study and ambassadors such as Carlos Nobre that advocate the positive social and environmental effects the 2600 km long Araguaia Corridor will create in the region and beyond.

BJF New Ambassador: Carlos Nobre
BJF Presentation at World Economic Forum Climate Hub

Not only did we meet a lot of new people and made the first steps in building new long-term partnerships. It was also a great opportunity to connect and re-connect to our existing partners, learn from other NGOs and leaders in the field of restoration and biodiversity and work together with the BJF Team.

We are happy to share some pictures and videos of the event and stay tuned for more updates.

Would you like to join us in realizing one of the longest biodiversity corridors on Earth? Become one of the First 600 to join our mission of hope and action HERE.

Check out the Black Jaguar Foundation Best of the Year Awards – 2023 Edition

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Welcome to the Black Jaguar Foundation’s Best of the Year Awards! Before you dive into your and our 2024 goals, let’s celebrate our 2023 achievements.

Explore our memorable milestones in 5 categories, plus two special ones! A big thanks to our partners and supporters.
Get ready for an emotional journey—let’s see who takes home the prize!

What a year! Thanks to your support we made 2023 a very special year, together! Thanks for being with us.

Wishing you and your family a fantastic 2024. On to many milestones together.

Would you like to join us in realizing one of the longest biodiversity corridors on Earth? Become one of the First 600 to join our mission of hope and action HERE.

Holiday Season is coming: Looking for a gift that makes a difference? We’ve got you covered

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The holiday season is almost upon us! What if, this year, we traded in our Christmas trees for something everlasting – Araguaia Biodiversity Trees? 

By donating trees, you’re playing a vital role in creating one of the largest biodiversity corridors in the world, right in the heart of Brazil. 

To symbolize the gift of life, we made a very special BJF Christmas Tree Certificate! All you have to do is send an email to info@black-jaguar.org before the 21st of December to ask for your personalized tree certificate and make your donation. 

Send your message to info@black-jaguar.org and receive your Christmas Tree Certificate

Your support means the world to us, and together, we can make this holiday season a little greener and even more meaningful. 

Wishing you a peaceful and eco-friendly holiday season! 

Would you like to join us in realizing one of the longest biodiversity corridors on Earth? Become one of the First 600 to join our mission of hope and action HERE.

Giving Tuesday 2023: celebrate the culture of giving and contribute to a better world

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We’re a week away from Giving Day! We encourage you to participate in this culture of giving movement. 

Giving Tuesday is an initiative that aims to mobilize organizations and connect people to make impact towards the end of the year. And the Black Jaguar Foundation wants to make this edition the biggest. 

Black Jaguar Foundation & Giving Tuesday: Together for a more sustainable world!

Since you are the one who makes Giving Day happen, we want to ask for your help: be a part of this initiative! You and your company can contribute to the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor in various ways: 

Learn more about the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor

Black Jaguar, along with farmers and local communities in the Araguaia region, is realizing one of the largest ecological restoration projects on Earth. By recovering degraded areas, we are creating an ecological corridor along the Araguaia River to bring back the biodiversity of the Amazon Rainforest and the Cerrado savanna. 

Our project is ambitious; we aim to plant around 1.7 billion trees in 1 million hectares over the next 20 years. Currently, we have more than 25 partner landowners, and we’ve already planted the first 700,000 trees. 

The initial years were full of learning, and now it’s time to expand our operations. In the next two years, we will complete the first 2 million trees planted. But we can’t do this alone! That’s why we are building an even stronger community of supporters, including companies, organizations, volunteers, and advocates. 

Giving Day is the perfect opportunity to strengthen this community even further. Will you join us? Help promote the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor! 

Would you like to join us in realizing one of the longest biodiversity corridors on Earth? Become one of the First 600 to join our mission of hope and action HERE.

Before & After: 5 years of the Black Jaguar Pilot Project

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Every ambitious project needs a starting point, and we can now show you the effects of our Ecological Restoration efforts kicked off during the 18/19 planting season with the planting of 20,000 trees. 

In the following seasons, we expanded our field team, forged new rural partnerships, and, five years later, nearly 700,000 trees are growing on about 300 hectares along the Araguaia River, and the results for nature are already visible in satellite images! 

Before x After

In the images above, you can see the before and after of the areas where we worked in the early planting seasons. A significant difference is already noticeable, and the best part is that this is just the beginning. For the next few years, our goal is even more ambitious: we want to plant the first 2 million trees by 2026. Can you imagine witnessing this transformation on an even larger scale? We can’t wait to show you! 

Step by step, we are bringing back the region’s biodiversity and undertaking one of the planet’s largest ecological restoration projects: the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor. Support this project and help us build a better world for future generations! 

Would you like to join us in realizing one of the longest biodiversity corridors on Earth? Become one of the First 600 to join our mission of hope and action HERE.