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Watch: Farmers Could Be Key To Restoring Brazil’s Forests

Instituto Aerial view of the reforested area next to the headquarter of the Instituto Terra at the beginning of the raining season on Nov. 22, 2019 in Aimorés, Brazil. Reforests Barren Atlantic Forest Portion
Christian Ender—Getty Images Aerial view of the reforested area next to the headquarter of the Instituto Terra at the beginning of the raining season on Nov. 22, 2019 in Aimorés, Brazil.

Instituto Terra has helped to restore more than 550 acres of forest in Brazil.

Instituto Terra was founded by Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado and his wife Lélia Dluiz Wanick. Since 1998, they have planted more than 2.7 million trees in the Brazillian Rio Doce Basin area. Through their work, Instituto Terra has helped to restore more than 550 acres of forest and 2,000 natural springs in the region. Presently, they are enlisting the help of farmers to restore more land and waterways.

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