National Plan for the Recovery of Native Vegetation (Planaveg) 2025–2028.

The National Plan for the Recovery of Native Vegetation (Planaveg) 2025–2028 renews Brazil’s national commitment to restoring 12 million hectares of native vegetation by 2030, reinforcing the strategic framework established in previous cycles. The plan responds to the ecological, social, and economic challenges identified through extensive technical–scientific consultations led by the National Commission for Native Vegetation Recovery (CONAVEG), involving more than 120 organizations. Its overarching objective is to rebuild a coordinated national agenda capable of delivering large‑scale restoration results through strengthened governance, shared responsibility, and updated strategic guidance. To fulfill this mission, the plan aims to expand and strengthen public policies, financial incentives, markets, and technological tools that enable and accelerate vegetation recovery. It emphasizes the improvement of agricultural practices, the dissemination of recovery technologies, and greater integration of restoration into Brazil’s land‑use planning frameworks. Special attention is given to legally defined areas—Permanent Preservation Areas (APPs), Legal Reserves (RLs), and Restricted Land Use Areas (AURs)—recognizing their ecological importance and the need for targeted strategies to ensure their rehabilitation.
A major innovation of the 2025–2028 cycle is the articulation of four “Transversal Strategies”: monitoring, productive chain promotion, financing, and research & innovation—designed to structure and consolidate the restoration agenda nationwide. These are complemented by four “Implementation Arrangements” that operationalize the enforcement of existing legislation, such as the Native Vegetation Protection Law (Forest Code), the National System of Protected Areas (SNUC), and the National Policy for Territorial and Environmental Management of Indigenous Lands (PNGATI). Together, these arrangements aim to unlock demand for restoration, enhance compliance, and coordinate actors and instruments toward integrated territorial action. Finally, the plan broadens restoration priorities to include degraded areas within Protected Lands, Indigenous Territories, and other collective lands. This expansion highlights the recognition that recovery efforts must be socially inclusive, ecologically grounded, and territorially comprehensive. By combining strategic guidance with actionable implementation pathways, the Planaveg 2025–2028 seeks to ensure that restoration efforts achieve lasting impact, maximize ecological benefits, and contribute meaningfully to national and international biodiversity and climate commitments.