Zurich Contact us Jobs Search English Z-Talks by Zurich A global insurer Offices around the world Customer stories Our strategy Purpose and values Facts and figures Sponsorship Overview Culture National Sports The Zurich Forest Corporate Governance Products and Services Industry knowledge Investor relations Economics & Markets Sustainability Careers Menu Home About us Sponsorship The Zurich Forest The Zurich Forest The Zurich Forest is a project in collaboration with Instituto Terra, a non-profit organization founded in 1998 by Lélia and Sebastião Salgado in Brazil. Play Video News Sustainability In the fight to save the planet, Al Gore has a powerful ally Sustainability To raise a tree is as to raise a child Sustainability Can reforestation uproot climate change? Sustainability An optimistic collaboration – a story of forestry, love and redemption Zurich Forest 1000000 Zurich's grant covers the planting of 1.000.000 trees 120 scientifically selected native species 250 species of animals from the Atlantic Forest “With the support of many partners, this area, that was once taken over by pasture and erosion, has been re-planted with more than 2 million native seedlings in the last two decades. Nature soon gave us an answer. The soil has recovered and the water springs have returned. Today, our reserve is a shelter for more than 250 species of animals from the Atlantic Forest - some even at risk of extinction.” Isabella Salton Executive Director Instituto Terra The Zurich Forest is a project in collaboration with Instituto Terra, a non-profit organization founded in 1998 by Lélia and Sebastião Salgado in Brazil. Reforestation can be a powerful tool in addressing climate change, provided it doesn’t create monocultures. It needs to be done in a targeted, responsible way to ensure it builds biodiversity, supporting a variety of wildlife and local communities. Zurich has specifically chosen a collaboration with Instituto Terra to help rebuild a key area of biodiversity and raise awareness of the plight of what’s known as ‘the other Brazilian rainforest’: Instituto Terra aims to re-create native forests, restore the biodiversity of plants and animals, protect soil, and to revive and maintain water sources on the former cattle farm “Bulcão” in the Doce river valley in Brazil. This area was originally covered by the Atlantic Forest, a biodiversity hotspot. Due to deforestation and other human activities only 7% of the original forest is left intact1. Zurich’s grant covers the planting of one million seedlings of up to 120 scientifically selected native species, supporting the growth of healthy native forest. 1 https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Giorgi-F07-fieldreport-FIN.pdf Contact Get in touch with the Zurich Forest Project team. Reach out at: ZurichForest@zurich.com Was this page useful? Rate it below. Useful links Contact Jobs Search Navigation News and media About us Products and Services Industry knowledge Investor relations Economics & Markets Sustainability Careers Follow us Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Instagram YouTube Privacy Terms of Use Cookies © Zurich X Privacy and Cookies Cookies help us improve your website experience. By using our website, you agree to our use of cookies. Read our privacy policy Confirm