Suzano has connected more than 214,000 hectares of native forest across Brazil through ecological corridors designed to improve biodiversity and ecosystem resilience.
Over the past four years, 214,368 hectares of native forest across the Atlantic Forest, Cerrado and Amazon biomes have been connected through ecological corridors established by Suzano. The restored landscape covers an area larger than 200,000 soccer fields.
In 2025 alone, 55,366 hectares of forest were connected, marking further progress toward the company’s target of linking 500,000 hectares by 2030.
Connecting fragmented ecosystems
Ecological corridors are designed to link forest fragments that host high biodiversity with areas where wildlife movement has become restricted. By reconnecting these habitats, the initiative helps animals move across the landscape, supporting seed dispersal, pollination and genetic diversity.
“These connections allow animals to access different areas, increasing wildlife movement and strengthening ecosystem resilience,” said Paulo Groke, a forest engineer at the Ecofuturo Institute with more than four decades of conservation experience.
Focus across three major biomes
In the Atlantic Forest, the company is working to connect forest fragments between the Brazilian states of Bahia and Espírito Santo. Efforts in the Cerrado biome focus on improving landscape connectivity in Mato Grosso do Sul.
In the Amazon region, Suzano is reinforcing conservation efforts in the so-called Arc of Deforestation. A key initiative is the creation of the Nova Descoberta Private Natural Heritage Reserve, the largest private reserve in Maranhão at 5,800 hectares, which connects to the Gurupi Mosaic — a network of conservation units and Indigenous territories in eastern Amazonia.
Partnerships driving restoration
The ecological corridors extend across land owned by Suzano as well as properties belonging to other stakeholders. The program relies on partnerships with local communities, landowners, civil society organizations and financial supporters to expand restoration efforts beyond the company’s own land base.
Through the Corredor da Mata initiative, Suzano is also working with partners such as iNovaland Brasil to promote sustainable land use and agroforestry systems that support ecological restoration and rural development.
Part of a broader nature strategy
The ecological corridors program forms part of Suzano’s Nature Strategy, launched in 2025 in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The strategy uses the STAR methodology to identify priority actions aimed at reducing the extinction risk of threatened species.
Monitoring carried out in corridor areas has already recorded 97 endangered species, including the hook-billed hermit, the Kaapori capuchin and the giant armadillo. Nineteen of these species have been selected as priority targets for conservation actions.
According to Suzano, expanding ecological connectivity across landscapes can help restore ecosystem functions while supporting global biodiversity goals.
Suzano is a major pulp supplier and a producer of paper and packaging in the Americas. Headquartered in Brazil, the company exports fibre-based products to more than 100 countries. Its materials are used in products such as tissue, packaging, printing and writing paper, hygiene products and textiles.
Based on information released by Suzano.
