Restoration of Brazil’s Atlantic Forest may hinge on market for native plants

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Publicado em 07 de Março de 2026.

In Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, restoration projects have been underway for decades to combat clearing. While some successes have been noted, there are still barriers to starting — and sustaining — restoration efforts in the region. This is especially the case for privately owned land. Now, new research in the journal Ambio digs in to how to better balance reforestation efforts with economic benefits for landowners in the Atlantic Forest.

“We wanted to go beyond the classic, cliché narrative that says biodiversity has an invaluable market value and many active principles … we wanted to answer which ones,” says study lead author Pedro Medrado Krainovic, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of São Paulo.

The researchers were curious if they could find the reforestation sweet spot of increasing biodiversity, creating economic incentives and providing social support — a combination known as bioeconomics. In particular, they wanted to know if native plant species in restored patches of the Atlantic Forest could help bridge the gap between forest restoration goals and economic opportunities, by measuring how many of these species could be economically exploited.

Leia na íntegra: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/restoration-of-brazils-atlantic-forest-may-hinge-on-market-for-native-plants/

Citation: Krainovic, P. M., Romanelli, J. P., De Resende, A. F., Simões, L. H. P., Boeni, A. F., Souza, L. R., … Brancalion, P. H. S. (2026). Bioeconomic opportunities in restored tropical forests. Ambio, 55, 344-359. doi:10.1007/s13280-025-02234-5

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