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It's hard not to shoot beautiful images during a visit to the Black Jaguar Foundation. But the professional images made by photographer ©  Sanne De Wilde / NOOR exceeded every expectation!

De Heus Brazil team was invited to join the seedling production process at the forest nursery. During this day they participated in a permanent preservation area where restoration activities around the Santa do Araguaia Park took place

Carol Sacreamento, Black Jaguar Foundation Fundraiser: 'We brought De Heus Brasil here so they could live this experience, for them to understand the transformation that they bring about in these people's lives.' 

During the past weeks, we have collected many different species. We cant wait to move the seedlings to grow enough to be transported to the next phase of the seedling production process. It takes some time to move the seedlings to our open sun site area, so that they can get used to field conditions and become resilient trees.

In collaboration with the Black Jaguar Foundation we are working to help farmers produce food more efficiently, in a way that safeguards natural resources as much as possible. We believe that making more sustainable decisions internally must go hand in hand with supporting organisations working to make a positive impact. 

The De Heus team went to some of the BJF projects that we are currently contributing to. Our team was also incredibly happy to see the restoration in action and, since visiting some of our ecological restoration sites last month, we decided to renew our commitment!

It is time to share some pictures of the field team. They are doing a great job at the latest nursery! This nursery will have the capacity to produce around 500.000 seedlings annually. 

Seed collection is a vital step for ecological restoration in the processes conducted by the BJF. It guarantees the supply of seeds both for the nursery and for the direct seeding restoration technique. The meetings so far have been introductory meetings. The BJF has hired a new Seed Production Analyst to help with outreach and make sure that the seed collective goes smoothly.

While this collective is mainly aimed at providing the BJF project with seeds, it also brings further benefits, such as improving local employment. Within this pilot project, six seed collectors were indirectly employed, demonstrating the potential that this Seed Collection Collective has in boosting local employment in the area.

In the region yearly forest fires during the dry season are a returning sometimes terrifying event. As the BJF is working around the clock to restore many areas, they want to make sure that in case of fires, there is a trained fire brigade to limit the negative impact. Not only did the region lack Fire Brigade Volunteers, but many were also untrained and/or there was a big lack of material to put-out and control fires. Therefore several Fire Brigade trainings were held from May 23 to 27 in Santana do Araguaia (PA). The BJF takes great care in training people to prevent fires. At the same time, teaching people new skills and giving them new tools strengthens their livelihoods, well-being and sense of community. A big win-win-win, only possible due to the ongoing support of De Heus.

Planting season 2021-2022 is nearing its end, The planters in the field have been working hard to plant as many native trees as possible before the planting window closes. We captured some of the people behind the planting this season to share with you!

Our support the operation of the new nursery will provide seedlings production throughout the year for planting in the raining season, and many other social, economic and educational impacts:​

• Capacity: 500,000 seedlings per year​
• Jobs creation: 6 nursery workers from the local community​
• Hub of knowledge: work training and environmental education provided by Black Jaguar Foundation technical team​
• Sustainable operation: solar power, water reuse

A center for the restoration of Life in the Araguaia Corridor. The new Black Jaguar Foundation nursery under construction to large scale seedling production 500.000 seedlings per year.

To support the Black Jaguar Foundation with their mission to plant 10 million trees by 2025 to help protect and increase biodiversity in the corridor between the Amazon rainforest and the Cerrado savanna De Heus will provide a yearly contribution to this project. This contribution aligns with the Global Green goals – four global ambitions that show the commitment of De Heus towards tackling some of the sustainability issues associated with the feed industry and the production of animal proteins.