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Environmental restoration in Rio de Janeiro

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Environmental restoration initiatives in Rio de Janeiro are targeting various ecosystems to promote biodiversity and ecological recovery. Initial efforts focused on the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, where a project coordinated by Projeto Água Vida and the Municipal Secretariat of the Environment aimed to plant mangrove and restinga vegetation in a 50-meter stretch near Praça Tom Jobim. This action sought to recover one of the last remaining unrecovered areas surrounding the lagoon. Broader restoration successes have been reported in the region. In Cachoeiras de Macacu, where the Guapiaçu Ecological Reserve (REGUA) has spent 25 years transforming former cattle ranching land into Atlantic Forest, planting approximately 840,000 trees and reconnecting forest fragments. This in Barra da Tijuca through the Restinga Project. Recent progress has led to been noted in Guanabara Bay, specifically within the return Guapi-Mirim Environmental Protection Area. Following three years of species not seen in reforestation efforts along the Caceribu River, a degraded mangrove area for over is showing signs of recovery. Since June 2023, approximately 1,250 seedlings of black, white, and red mangrove species have been planted through a century. Additionally, project led by Projeto Meros do Brasil, sponsored by Petrobras, and conducted in Barra da Tijuca, partnership with Cooperativa Manguezal Fluminense and the Restinga Project Rede de Conservação Águas da Guanabara (REDAGUA). Some planted trees have already reached heights of roughly three meters, and natural regeneration has focused on coastal preservation through cleaning, planting, been observed via new plants and environmental education propagules. This restoration utilizes a technique of transplanting young plants from preserved areas to recover original Brazilian coastal vegetation. degraded sections to support local species, such as the grouper (Epinephelus itajara), which can weigh over 400 kilograms.

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  1. 2026-09-29 01:22 UTC Environmental restoration in Rio de Janeiro
  2. 2026-09-27 20:23 UTC Environmental restoration in Rio de Janeiro

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