The celebration of the New Year invites us to reflect on lessons learned, achievements, and challenges. Renewal means believing that the future can be better than the present moment. And nothing is better than gratitude to make the journey between the past and the future, from the old year and to the new year…
Our sincere thanks to each and every one of you who connect to help the Amazônia: partners, community members, advisors, associates, donors, volunteers, followers, and all the people who support us.
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Somos Amazônia.
Soul Amazônia What can you do for the Amazon rainforest right now? That's the central question of the Soul Amazônia campaign, which seeks to resist the destruction of the forest and connect people who believe in protecting nature. With a monthly donation, starting at 29 reais, you strengthen our institutional mission, contributing to activities that maintain the forest standing, restore degraded areas, and conserve biodiversity.
When you donate, your gesture transforms into caring for nature. In return, we plant a tree for you in a pasture area that is undergoing regeneration. Can you imagine how wonderful it would be to have this impact? Access the Soul Amazônia platform and join us in this movement to protect the forest.
The first Soul Amazonia Community Action Based on donations received through our website, we carried out the first tree-planting action of the Soul Amazônia campaign to regenerate a three-hectare pasture area located next to the SOS Amazônia Nursery in Capixaba, Acre. The activity took place on March 28th, with the planting of 500 trees of native Amazonian species, including jatobá, mahogany, amarelão, Brazil nut, ipê, copaiba, samaúma, and rubber trees. The activity brought together more than 50 people, including the SOS Amazônia technical team, students from the Nair Sombra school in Capixaba, local influencers and Made In Acre, a partner of the campaign.
Restoration of the Campo da Fartura (Field of Plenty) At the invitation of the Instituto Alok, SOS Amazônia is participating in the realization of a dream: promoting the forest restoration of Campo da Fartura, located in the Huwã Karu Yuxibu Center, in Acre, conceived by the indigenous leader Mapu Huni Kuin. The action is part of the Planeta Verde (Green Planet) program of the Alok Institute, with support from the Airbnb Community Fund, and seeks to recover approximately 70,000 square meters of degraded area, affected by arson in 2019. SOS Amazônia is responsible for the technical execution of the project, which includes the implementation of a community nursery for the annual production of approximately 12,000 seedlings of native species, including forest, fruit, and palm species. These actions combine ecological restoration with strengthening the food security of indigenous families linked to the Huwã Karu Yuxibu Center.
Amazônia Protectors Collection On Amazônia Day, in partnership with Oxford, we launched a special collection of mugs entitled "Amazônia Protectors". The initiative combines design, environmental awareness, and social purpose, aiming to support the environmental awareness activities of the NGO. The collection consists of two lines of mugs, one in a mini quartier format (220ml) in white and the other in a tulip format (330ml) with a colored finish, both with exclusive illustrations of four emblematic species of Amazonian fauna: the jaguar, the pink river dolphin, the Amazon river turtle, and the toucan.
SOS Amazônia at COP 30 SOS Amazônia was present at COP30, the UN world conference on climate change, held in Belém, Pará. The agenda included participation in thematic panels, institutional visits, meetings with representatives of partner organizations, and prospecting for new partnerships. Álisson Maranho, technical secretary of SOS Amazônia, participated in the panel "Different perspectives on the challenges and opportunities for financing the bioeconomy in the Amazon," at the World Climate Foundation stand. Adair Duarte, leader of Forest Restoration, was at the Food Roots and Routes pavilion to participate in the panel "Amazônia at School: healthy and sustainable food - solutions from the Amazon for the world."
The 37th Anniversary On September 30th, we celebrated the 37th anniversary of the founding of SOS Amazônia, an NGO that was born with the mission of promoting biodiversity conservation and raising environmental awareness. To celebrate the date, we held a very special breakfast at the SOS Amazônia Nursery, with the participation of part of the team, associates and founders, including Miguel Scarcello and Maria do Carmo Ferreira. In addition to the delicious vegan menu, we had a walk around the nursery and a conversation full of memories and recollections of the context of the NGO's founding.
The Amazon river turtle release In partnership with riverside families, SOS Amazônia was happy to accompany and record the release of 2,600 turtles. During the Amazonian summer, the females lay their eggs in the sand, and to ensure the preservation of the species, volunteer conservation agents carry out participatory management in riverside communities, preventing predatory hunting and the illegal collection of these eggs for consumption or sale. Along with this action, environmental awareness work is also carried out with children from each community.
Second Soul Amazônia Community Action In December, the forest regeneration process in the Soul Amazônia area received a boost! We carried out another community effort to plant trees of native species from the Amazon Rainforest. We brought together our technical team and special guests, such as local influencers and Made in Acre, a partner of SOS Amazônia in the development of the campaign.
Our Team In 2025, our team reached 59 direct employees. In line with affirmative action policies and the promotion of gender equality, 44% of the team is composed of women, and of the 15 leadership positions currently existing at SOS Amazônia, 53% are held by women. Another important number concerns affective diversity: 13% of employees identify (openly) as LGBTQIAPN+.
PROJECTS
Alliance for the Acre Forests A consortium between SOS Amazônia, the Acre Pro-Indigenous Commission, and the Catitu Institute, the Aliança project involves indigenous peoples and extractivists in the defense of Acre's forests through territorial protection and monitoring actions. The project operates directly in nine Indigenous Territories and three Conservation Units, which harbor one of the richest biodiversities in the world. In addition to environmental benefits, such as mitigating climate change, Aliança strengthens the food security of traditional communities and the empowerment of young people and women.
Amazon’s Phytotherapeutic Products SOS Amazônia, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), aims to strengthen the medicinal plant sector within organizations across the Amazon biome. In total, four organizations located in Amapá and Pará were supported; all are involved in the commercialization of medicinal plants or their derivatives. Funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the project provides technical and administrative support to help these organizations enhance their commercial relationships and obtain agroecological certification.
Amuralha The Association of Rural Women United by Liberty, Humanity, and Love (Amuralha), supported by SOS Amazônia and the Mérieux Foundation, is based in the community of Nova Cintra, in the municipality of Rodrigues Alves. It brings together 42 women dedicated to the production and commercialization of soaps made from copaiba, açaí, andiroba, buriti, patauá, and other forest products.
Rubber’s Women (Mulheres da Borracha) Aiming to raise women's awareness about the importance of their participation in rubber production, SOS Amazônia, the Institute of Social Development (IDS), and the company Veja promoted workshops and outreach activities with women from communities in Acre that supply latex to the French company, which uses wild rubber in shoe production. Rubber production is a family-based activity, meaning women are involved in various stages of the production chain, from tapping to commercialization. The workshops’ methodological framework includes playful activities, group dynamics, and artistic presentations, with the goal of encouraging experience-sharing, fostering self-esteem, and empowering women in the various spaces they occupy–whether within the family, cooperatives, social movements, or the rubber value chain.
Make it Flourish Forest (Faça Florescer Floresta) Launched in 2019, the project promotes the recovery of degraded areas, including spring surroundings, through the implementation of Agroforestry Systems (SAFs)—the combined cultivation of forestry, fruit-bearing species, and palm trees of ecological and economic interest. Since its inception, it has relied on support from spontaneous donations and organizations such as The Caring Family Foundation, Nike, One Tree Planted, International Conservation, and Stanley, among others. By 2025, the project aims to directly benefit 840 families through the planting of 1,600 seedlings.
Habitar Project Operating in 6 municipalities in Acre, the project, created in 2024, proposes a partnership with extractive families from the Chico Mendes, Cazumbá, and Iracema Extractive Reserves, to do reforestation through Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR). The initiative brings together 66 families, totaling 100 hectares of recovered areas, and is a partnership with the companies Veja/Vert and GIZ (German Agency for International Cooperation).
Socioenvironmental Observatory The observatory was created to monitor and disseminate information about public policy agendas related to environmental conservation and management. This project is promoted by Project Harpia and supported by the Climate and Health Institute (ICS).
Jeruá’s Chelonians - I protect! (Quelônios do Juruá - eu protejo!) Aiming to increase chelonian populations, the project promotes participatory community management through environmental education, training of riverine families, monitoring of threatened beaches, care of recently born chelonians, and their release into safe areas. In 2023, six capacity-building workshops trained 31 monitoring agents to oversee 47 demarcated beaches within four Conservation Units. As a result, over 2,000 baby chelonians were returned to nature in the Alto Juruá Extractivist Reserve and Riozinho da Liberdade in the Carlota Community, Cruzeiro do Sul.
SOS Recycling (SOS Reciclagem) The campaign aims to promote environmental education on the proper disposal of solid waste. It began in 2013 as an experimental initiative for separating and selectively disposing of recyclable materials. Currently, the campaign is active at SOS Amazônia’s headquarters in Rio Branco (AC), where people can dispose of plastic and aluminum packaging as well as batteries.
Field Activities
Seedling production workshop On Environment Day (June 5th), we held a workshop on producing seedlings of forest, fruit, and palm species at the Huwã Karu Yuxibu Center, with the participation of 15 people from the community, including women and young people. This activity is part of the work plan for the restoration of Campo da Fartura, in partnership with the Alok Institute.
Technical Assistance Technical assistance and rural and forestry extension (ATERF) is one of SOS Amazônia’s pillars, encouraging grassroots activities to adopt best practices aimed at meeting the projects’ economic and environmental goals. This work is based on transferring technical knowledge to producers and extractivists, who have direct contact with families, providing a space for knowledge-sharing and experience exchange, thereby enhancing production in the territories.
Communitarian nurseries To ensure the success of forest restoration projects and improve logistics in less accessible regions, SOS Amazônia builds communitarian nurseries to boost seedling production. The goal is to empower families with the tools to expand their restoration areas and diversify the species they cultivate—both ecological and economically valuable—allowing them to commercialize surplus seedlings in local markets.
Agroforest The restoration of degraded areas can support between 1,000 and 2,500 species per hectare, depending on planting density. The restoration work is carried out in partnership with the projects’ beneficiaries—residents of riverine and extractivist communities, settlement projects, and Conservation Units. Beyond forestry species, families can enrich agroforestry systems by integrating agricultural species such as corn, beans, bananas, and cassava.