Mining with principles by restoring degraded areas of the Carajás National Forest in Brazil

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Climate change and biodiversity are interconnected. Biodiversity is adversely affected by climate change, with damage to ecosystems and loss of species leading to negative knock-on consequences for human wellbeing. Loss of biodiversity also reduces the world’s natural ability to absorb carbon emissions and regulate climate.

ICMM’s Mining Principles commit members to contribute to the conservation of biodiversity. One way that companies can address their impacts on biodiversity, where they cannot be avoided or reduced, is through ecosystem restoration.

ICMM member Vale is restoring degraded areas of the Carajás National Forest and surroundings in Brazil to re-establish connections between fragments of forest, and protect the home of endangered species. It is planting more than 500,000 seedlings to expand the native vegetation, creating new micro-habitats for wildlife and increasing the diversity of species. In addition to the almost 1 million hectares of forest that Vale helps to maintain worldwide, it has also committed to the long-term protection of a further 400,000 hectares and the restoration of 100,000 hectares of forests outside the boundaries of its sites by 2030.

This goal goes beyond avoiding and reducing impacts, it is a commitment to the long-term sustainability of local ecosystems. Conserving biodiversity is part of ICMM’s vision of a safe, fair and responsible mining and metals industry.