Restoration is Necessary

At the end of 2024, the Ministry of the Environment presented the revised version of the National Plan for the Recovery of Native Vegetation – PLANAVEG. This document is an update of the policy initially launched in 2017, with the second edition of PLANAVEG covering the period from 2025 to 2029.

The objective of PLANAVEG is to reverse environmental degradation by coordinating, integrating, and promoting policies, programs, and actions that encourage the recovery of forests and other forms of native vegetation. It also reinforces Brazil’s commitment to restoring 12 million hectares by 2030.

One of the main innovations in the new version is the explicit inclusion of collective territories and public lands. While the initial version of PLANAVEG focused on private areas—as a mechanism for implementing the Forest Code—the revised edition encompasses all areas that can benefit from ecological restoration. Thus, beyond the Forest Code, PLANAVEG aims to implement the National System of Conservation Units, the Brazilian Constitution, and environmental policies as a whole.

To achieve this, three implementation pillars have been established: private protected areas (Legal Reserve, Permanent Preservation Area, and Restricted Use Area), low-productivity rural areas, and public areas (Conservation Units, Indigenous territories, and other collective territories).

Additionally, PLANAVEG 2025-2029 promotes much greater inclusion of communities and society as a whole. Not only were community members involved in the policy’s development, but they are no longer seen merely as policy beneficiaries—they are now recognized as active participants in an economic chain.

The policy has been structured around four cross-cutting strategies: strengthening the restoration supply chain, spatial intelligence and monitoring, restoration financing, and research, development, and innovation.

Regarding spatial intelligence and monitoring, the goal is to develop and implement a national platform. Remote sensing will be essential for identifying and prioritizing areas to be restored, as well as monitoring the progress of restoration efforts. To strengthen the supply chain, the focus will be on the community-based production and collection of seeds and seedlings, technical assistance, and the consolidation of the market for supplies and products. The financial strategy will seek to diversify funding sources and promote public-private governance.

Geonoma’s work is fully aligned with PLANAVEG.

Geonoma has a team of geoprocessing specialists who use spatial intelligence technologies daily to select restoration areas and monitor the success of vegetation growth. Additionally, we are constantly working to promote community seed and seedling supply chains, strengthening socio-biodiversity.

Geonoma also works along with the Silvania Fund—a private fund of $500 million dedicated to restoring and protecting biodiversity. This initiative is essential for directing resources toward the recovery of native vegetation, an activity that has historically been underfunded.