Our mission is to empower local landowners of the Baixada Fluminense to become self-sufficient, while regenerating the Atlantic Rainforest through our market-driven regeneration model. Simply said: we will plant trees and make money while doing it! We are developing an economically viable and scalable agroforestry prototype, that can be transferred and replicated across the Baixada, growing produce under the rainforest and systematically building up a value chain that gives local farmers direct access to markets.

The agroforestry model is already underway, beginning with local, large scale production of bio- fertilizers and compost to regenerate the soil in a cheaper and more efficient way. We started training local youths in agroforestry production; however, to develop a full-fledged curriculum that includes entrepreneurial skills, we need your help to support potential students with scholarships! In the long run we want to provide our trainees with a business plan that guides them step by step from seed to market. SINAL will facilitate the formation of a cooperative, which will buy their crops, process and market them under a shared brand.