--- title: Farmers Could Be Key To Restoring Brazil's Forests description: Instituto Terra has helped to restore more than 550 acres of forest in Brazil. canonical: https://time.com/7024322/instituto-terra-farmers-restoring-brazil-forests/ author: Lisa Nho article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2024-09-27T15:42:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-24T18:20:33.288Z article:section: Climate og:title: Farmers Could Be Key To Restoring Brazil's Forests og:description: Instituto Terra has helped to restore more than 550 acres of forest in Brazil. og:url: https://time.com/7024322/instituto-terra-farmers-restoring-brazil-forests/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37f06e3e9fd0c452/698a5b7eb21a9c9bd650a88e/instituto-terra-brazil-forest-restoration.jpg?branch=production&width=1022&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1022 og:image:height: 575 og:image:alt: Instituto Terra Reforests Barren Atlantic Forest Portion og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Farmers Could Be Key To Restoring Brazil's Forests twitter:description: Instituto Terra has helped to restore more than 550 acres of forest in Brazil. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37f06e3e9fd0c452/698a5b7eb21a9c9bd650a88e/instituto-terra-brazil-forest-restoration.jpg?branch=production&width=1022&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch: Farmers Could Be Key To Restoring Brazil's Forests > Sponsored content. 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Aerial view of the reforested area next to the headquarter of the Instituto Terra at the beginning of the raining season on Nov. 22, 2019 in Aimorés, Brazil. Christian Ender—Getty Images by [Lisa Nho](https://time.com/author/lisa-nho/) ## Lisa Nho Sep 27, 2024 3:42 PM UTC Instituto Terra was founded by Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado and his wife Lélia Dluiz Wanick. Since 1998, they have planted more than 2.7 million trees in the Brazillian Rio Doce Basin area. Through their work, Instituto Terra has helped to restore more than 550 acres of forest and 2,000 natural springs in the region. 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