Protecting forests and biodiversity is intrinsic to our business. In our forestry operations, we implement targeted strategies to protect native vegetation and biodiversity within the Caatinga, Cerrado, and Atlantic Forest biomes hosting our operations.

Our pulp is produced from certified eucalyptus plantations, responsibly cultivated in areas that alternate with native vegetation designated for conservation. This mosaic approach promotes ecological balance and helps protect local biodiversity.

As part of our Bracell 2030 commitments, we strive to amplify our positive impact about biodiversity and landscapes. In 2025, we exceeded our target to help conserve 230,000 hectares of native forests on public land, in collaboration with the state governments where we operate. During the year, we reached 301 thousand hectares across protected areas in the states of São Paulo, Bahia and Mato Grosso do Sul.

We also invest in research on biodiversity conservation. In 2025, we supported eight research projects on environmental preservation, meeting our annual target.

Another highlight was progress toward the protection of endemic and threatened species in Bracell’s priority protected areas. To achieve further progress on this commitment, we have continued implementing our action plan, which in 2025 included Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) overflights, a remote sensing technique used to estimate biomass and assess forest succession stages, as well as field programs to inventory fauna species.

Based on collected data, we will assess Ecosystem Integrity using the Biodiversity Intactness Index (BII), combined with the Biomass Index. Concurrently, we have developed area-specific management proposals, taking into account each area’s characteristics and conservation objectives. In one area, restoration actions have already been implemented to promote structural and functional connectivity.

Our priority conservation areas are located in the municipalities of Oriente (SP), Santa Rita do Pardo (MS), and Esplanada (BA) We have also established benchmark areas for comparing habitat conditions in Gália (SP), Três Lagoas (MS), and Itanagra (BA).

Another target is to double the number of areas certified by environmental agencies for wildlife reintroduction into native forests under Bracell’s management, reaching a total of six by 2030. In 2025, we initiated the registration of two new wildlife release areas in the state of São Paulo, in the municipalities of Bauru and Botucatu. The area located in Bauru has already received official certification. As a result, we expanded our operations to five release areas: four in Bahia and the new area in São Paulo, the first under our management in the state. Since the beginning of the wildlife reintegration program in Bahia, we have carried out 2,039 releases, with 336 animals reintroduced in 2025.

Wildlife release areas are a key component of our conservation program, ensuring that animals are returned to suitable and monitored habitats. In Bahia, the Lontra Private Natural Heritage Reserve (RPPN), certified since 2021, remains our primary release area and received several species throughout 2025. Before reintroduction, animals undergo a careful screening and rehabilitation process and are monitored during their adaptation period.

Supplementing our technical monitoring activities, Bracell’s Fauna Sighting Program (Bicho à Vista)—an initiative dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and ecosystems—leverages technology to expand real-time recording of wild animal sightings by employees. Since implementation, the program has recorded more than 5 thousand entries. The data generated support forest management planning with a focus on protecting local fauna. A notable sighting occurred when a member of the harvesting team identified a nest of a threatened species; after consultation with an in-house biologist, the tree and surrounding trees were preserved—putting conservation over operations.

Bracell joins a pioneering biodiversity metrics initiative

In 2025, Bracell’s participation in the Nature Positive Initiative (NPI) pilot program for nature metrics marked an important step forward in our biodiversity agenda. Bracell is one of three Brazilian organizations participating in the global pilot, demonstrating the strength of our environmental strategy.

In collaboration with Conservation International Brazil (CI-Brasil), Bracell has been developing a project called “Integrated Landscape Management: geo-information for decision support in Bracell’s area of influence,” since 2023. Through the NPI, Bracell contributes experience in impact measurement and developing solutions in a megadiverse country such as Brazil.

The pilot aims to generate high-quality data to support informed decision-making by Bracell and other stakeholders in our operating regions. We collaborate with CI-Brasil and internal partners to assess the following indicators: Ecosystem extent and classification; Proportion of natural or semi-natural habitat; Landscape condition; Species extinction risk.

Bracell’s participation in the NPI pilot program for nature metrics marked an important step forward in our biodiversity agenda.  (Learn more under Biodiversity & Ecosystems).

Key biodiversity conservation practices

Biodiversity and ecosystems are material topics for Bracell and strategic from the perspective of our stakeholders. Our environmental conservation commitment is translated into a structured management approach based on operational policies, programs, and operational practices to protect and restore natural resources in the regions where we operate.

Bracell’s approach to managing material topics includes actions focused on:

• Preserving and restoring forests
• Protecting animal and plant species
• Preventing forest fires
• Zero deforestation

These management practices are embedded in Bracell’s Sustainability Policy and in the internal procedures of our Integrated Management System. Internal procedures provide guidelines to ensure our biodiversity efforts are effective, through sustainable forest management aligned with international forest certification standards, ensuring ecosystem conservation and regulatory compliance.

In our operations, we implement biome-specific strategies for the protection of native vegetation and biodiversity in the Caatinga, Cerrado, and Atlantic Forest biomes—ecosystems that host a wealth of biological diversity.

These practices are formalized in our Sustainability Policy, which guides our decisions and reinforces Bracell’s commitment to nature protection as an essential part of our business model.

Key practices to protect biodiversity and ecosystems:

• We do not convert areas of native forest into eucalyptus plantations. Our forestry operations are established exclusively in previously disturbed land—typically degraded or low-yield pastures, or land formerly used for other agricultural activities.
• Bracell has no operations in protected areas or legal reserves or on peatlands.
• We cultivate eucalyptus in forest mosaics, interspersing plantation areas with native vegetation designated for conservation (including Atlantic Forest, Cerrado, and Caatinga formations). This approach creates wildlife corridors that benefit biodiversity, ecosystem services, and natural landscapes.
• Our soil management practices designed to preserve physical, chemical, and biological soil properties through minimum tillage techniques.
• We retain post-harvest residue, such as bark, branches, and leaves. This reduces the need for chemical fertilizers, protects the soil from leaching, and increases organic matter content.
• We maintain natural pest control through Integrated Pest and Disease Management (IPDM). This leverages genetic resistance and natural predators to maintain ecological balance. Pesticides are used on a need-only basis
• We use official data from the Rural Environmental Register (CAR) to georeference all the farms we manage. In our geographic information system, we intersect these data with other data sets, such as those compiled in our protected areas and buffer zones. This process informs our operational procedures on each property, depending on the constraints and conditions set in management plans.
• Over 30% of land owned by our forestry operations is used for preservation and conservation of native vegetation. Land use planning on our farms follows criteria established by Brazil’s Forest Code (Law No. 12.651/2012).
• Our Degraded Land Restoration Program applies practices that include natural regeneration, native seedling planting, control of invasive exotic species, soil quality improvement and management of degradation factors such as erosion and cattle intrusion in restoration areas.

We manage four Private Natural Heritage Reserves (RPPNs) in the state of Bahia, totaling over 3,000 hectares of fully protected areas. One of them, the Lontra RPPN, is the largest private conservation site on the northern coast of Bahia. With 1,400 hectares, it is recognized by UNESCO as an outer barrier of the Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve.

Targets and commitments

In managing the material topic Biodiversity and Ecosystems, our Bracell 2030 roadmap establishes a set of targets within the Sustainable Landscapes and Biodiversity pillar. These targets include:

1. Preserve 230,000 hectares of native vegetation in public protected areas in the states of São Paulo, Bahia and Mato Grosso do Sul – exceeded in 2025
2. Protect natural habitats and endemic threatened species monitored in priority areas for biodiversity conservation
3. Support the reintroduction of animals into the wild, with a goal of having at least six certified release sites
4. Support at least ten research projects on biodiversity conservation per year

Details on each of these targets and our 2025 performance are available under Bracell 2030.

Impacts and risks

We have conducted a comprehensive assessments of potential and actual, positive and negative impacts related to the material topic Biodiversity and ecosystems, to inform strategies to mitigate them.

Impacts	Description	Details
Potential negative impacts	Loss of native fauna and flora species and populations.	No impacts have been observed so far during biodiversity monitoring, thanks to good forestry practices.
Actual positive impacts	Enhanced ecosystem services in forests managed as mosaics interspersed with native vegetation, enabling natural pest and disease control, supporting species and populations, and delivering societal benefits.	We recorded improvements in ecosystem services. The impact has broad reach and low intensity.
Actual negative impacts	Disturbance to fauna and flora due to noise and light pollution (vehicle traffic, machinery use, etc.).	The impact has broad reach and high intensity. We have external control mechanisms in place to prevent and minimize these risks.
Actual negative impacts	Changes in native vegetation, biodiversity, microclimate, landscape, and soil characteristics caused by our activities.	The impact has broad reach and high intensity. We have effective internal controls in place to mitigate these effects.
Actual negative impacts	Soil quality degradation caused by poor forest management practices.	The impact has broad reach and high intensity. We have effective internal controls in place to mitigate these effects.

One-For-One Commitment

An industry first in Brazil, our One-For-One Commitment, launched in 2022, establishes that for every 1 hectare of eucalyptus planted, Bracell will support the conservation of 1 hectare of native vegetation. This commitment includes the conservation of both areas managed by Bracell and public areas through collaborations with state governments in the areas where we operate. The target was not only achieved in 2025, but exceeded: Bracell currently conserves 1.07 hectares of protected areas for every hectare of eucalyptus planted.n total, this represents 301,000 hectares of public conservation areas across São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul and Bahia.

The increase from 186,000 hectares in 2024 to the current 301,000 resulted from the incorporation, in 2025, of the Várzeas do Rio Ivinhema State Park in Mato Grosso do Sul and Intervales State Park in São Paulo. This data was independently verified by a qualified third-party organization.

As this is a permanent commitment, even after surpassing our target, the total area designated for environmental conservation will continue to expand in order to maintain at least a one-to-one ratio, in tandem with the expansion of Bracell’s eucalyptus plantations, ensuring a balance between production and environmental preservation.

This initiative directly supports our broader goal of supporting the conservation of 230,000 hectares of native forests on public land by 2025 under the Sustainable Landscapes and Biodiversity pillar of Bracell 2030.

1.07 ha of native forests for every 1 ha of planted eucalyptus forest in 2025, exceeding our Bracell 2030 target.

301,000 hectares of public land designated for conservation as part of Bracell 2030’s Biodiversity and Landscapes targets.

Long-term state partnerships

The success of our One-For-One Commitment is an achievement shared by both Bracell and our partners. We have entered into ten-year agreements with the states of Mato Grosso do Sul and São Paulo to implement structured initiatives designed to ensure the long-term impact of the program.

• The agreement with the Government of Mato Grosso do Sul covers 189 thousand hectares across five state parks and one municipal park;
• In São Paulo, initiatives carried out with the São Paulo Forestry Foundation encompass 13 protected areas and more than 112 thousand hectares
• In Bahia, our collaboration with the State Environment Department (SEMA) is hosted at the Pituaçu Metropolitan Park in Salvador.

In our public partnerships with governments and other institutions, we provide services or materials to conservation sites including parks, ecological stations and wildlife refuges. Our partnerships are designed on the basis of criteria such as location, strategy and the conservation priorities of each party. This includes assessing areas within Bracell’s operational area of influence, proximity to conservation sites and their strategic relevance for biodiversity and natural resource conservation. Examples include Carlos Botelho State Park in São Paulo, which plays a key role in protecting threatened species, and Nascentes do Taquari State Park in Mato Grosso do Sul, which is important for water resource conservation.

This ensures we effectively support biodiversity protection, ecosystem conservation and ecosystem services, in addition to positive climate impacts through carbon sequestration and storage in standing forests.

1)        Sign technical cooperation agreement with the state

2)        Agree on host parks with the State Environment Department or equivalent authority

3)        Agree on priority initiatives with each park manager

4)        Implement initiatives

5)        Measure impact

Action areas:

Initiatives as part of our One-For-One Commitment are implemented in collaboration with local partners, based on a structured impact strategy focused on five main areas:

• Territorial protection and forest fire prevention
• Biodiversity restoration, monitoring, and management
• Capacity building and environmental education
• Stewardship programs, including investment in park infrastructure
• Technological innovation applied to conservation

Amcham ECO Award

Bracell received the 2025 ECO Award from the American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) in recognition of our One-For-One Commitment. The ECO Award is one of Brazil’s most traditional accolades in corporate sustainability, with a 40-year history. Bracell was recognized in the Process Sustainability category, underscoring our One-For-One Commitment’s innovative approach and how it integrates environmental conservation and governance.

One-For-One Commitment Initiatives

Biodiversity restoration, monitoring, and management

Primate crossing construction	Installed a wildlife crossing at the Barreiro Rico Ecological Station in Anhembi (SP).	The crossing has restored connectivity between areas separated by a municipal road, enabling safe primate movement and reducing the risk of roadkill. Five endangered primate species benefit from the structure, including the southern muriqui—the largest primate in the Americas and a critically endangered species
Acoustic wildlife monitoring	Deployment of acoustic monitoring systems in Carlos Botelho State Park and Nascentes do Paranapanema (SP).	These systems gather vital data on environmental factors influencing wildlife patterns, including hydrological cycles. Using acoustic data to inform conservation in state parks is a first in wildlife management and protection practices in Brazil.
Controlling invasive species	Geospatial analysis using deep learning tools to support invasive tree species (Pinus spp.) control efforts at the Itapeva Ecological Station (SP).	Managing invasive species is crucial for protecting biodiversity, preserving local ecosystems, and preventing exotic species from harming native plant development.
Wildlife monitoring	Donation of equipment to support continuous monitoring in parks and ecological stations.	Camera traps for wildlife monitoring.

 

Land stewardship and forest fire prevention and response

Fire prevention	Built firebreaks and service roads to support the management of state parks and ecological reserves.	Created natural firebreaks to contain wildfires and minimize spread. Improved access to conservation areas through road building, facilitating both area management and rapid response to fire outbreaks.
Fire prevention	Donated firefighting tools such as motor pumps to trained fire response teams in parks and ecological stations.	Equipment includes tools like portable water pumps to control fire outbreaks.
Fire monitoring systems	Four conservation sites in São Paulo and one in Mato Grosso do Sul were added to Bracell’s regional wildfire monitoring system.	These areas are monitored via 360° cameras at Bracell’s forestry base and a 24/7 hotline that enables local communities to report fire outbreaks.
Fire monitoring systems	In 2025, Bracell established a partnership with Umgrauemeio, a climate tech startup that developed the Pantera platform. This initiative is an integral part of our One-For-One Commitment.	In 2025, Bracell established a partnership with Umgrauemeio, a climate tech startup that developed the Pantera platform. This initiative is part of our One-For-One Commitment. The artificial intelligence-based tool uses algorithms for real-time fire detection, risk analysis, rapid response and impact assessment and is already deployed in conservation sites in São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul. In 2026, it will be integrated with two monitoring towers at the Pantanal do Rio Negro State Park, constructed in 2025. Covering more than 76,000 hectares, the park spans the municipalities of Aquidauana and Corumbá, in the heart of the Pantanal, a wetland biome that is home to a rich diversity of local fauna. The park serves as a nursery for Pantanal fish during flood periods.

 

Environmental training and education

Firefighting	Trained fire responders in wildfire prevention and response	Provided capacity-building for staff at conservation sites in the states of São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul
Seed collection	Provided specialized training in native seed collection	Trained the team at Bauru Botanical Garden (SP) to support seed collection and seedling propagation in a flora conservation and restoration project

Stewardship

Environmental Education Center

Electrical infrastructure improvements at the education center of the Caetetus Ecological Station (SP)

The infrastructure improvements will increase the site’s capacity to host schools and community visitor groups, providing appropriate conditions for the delivery of environmental education activities.

Protected Areas under our One-For-One Commitment

State	Protected Area	Municipality	Year area included in the Commitment
São Paulo	Sebastião Aleixo Ecological Station	Bauru	2022
	Caetetus Ecological Station	Gália	2022
	Santa Bárbara Ecological Station	Águas de Santa Bárbara	2022
	Barreiro Rico Ecological Station	Anhembi	2022
	Aimorés Wildlife Refuge, Botanical Garden	Bauru	2022
	Carlos Botelho State Park	São Miguel Arcanjo	2022
	Nascentes do Paranapanema State Park	Capão Bonito	2022
	Avaré Ecological Station	Avaré	2023
	Paranapanema Ecological Station	Paranapanema	2023
	Angatuba Ecological Station	Angatuba	2023
	Itapeva Ecological Station	Itapeva	2023
	Intervales State Park	Guapiara	2025
	Marília Ecological Station	Marília	2025
Mato Grosso do Sul	Nascentes do Rio Taquari State Park	Alcinópolis	2023
	Prosa State Park	Campo Grande	2023
	Matas do Segredo State Park	Campo Grande	2023
	Pombo Municipal Natural Park	Três Lagoas	2023
	Pantanal do Rio Negro State Park	Aquidauana	2024
	Várzeas do Rio Ivinhema State Park	Naviraí	2025
Bahia	Pituaçu Metropolitan Park	Salvador	2023

Highlights from each front

The initiatives described below are part of Bracell’s forest management practices and, under our One-For-One Commitment, are extended to conservation sites. Actions such as territorial protection, forest fire prevention and response, biodiversity monitoring and environmental education enhance integration between responsible forestry and environmental conservation.

Territorial protection and forest fire prevention

Bracell maintains dedicated forest fire responder teams and supports the training of more than 100 members of conservation site teams, who have received technical instruction, including on first aid and handling specialized equipment.

To enhance the protection and monitoring of forest areas, we operate 47 monitoring towers equipped with high-resolution cameras, covering 76% of our areas in São Paulo, 65% in Bahia and 43% in Mato Grosso do Sul, encompassing both planted forests and conservation sites, in addition to a 24-hour channel to receive community reports of fire outbreaks. Drones and thermal cameras are also deployed to detect heat sources.

The alert system is supported by firefighting infrastructure, including pickup trucks equipped with rapid-response kits, water tanker trucks and helicopter support when required. During the dry season, internal and external fire breaks are kept especially clean, particularly those surrounding critical areas.

The average response time is 34 minutes, which helps keep the fire from spreading and minimizes damage to the affected forest. This rapid response capability, supported by early detection and fire control, is essential for protecting biodiversity and natural resources and for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.

Biodiversity restoration, monitoring, and management

Bracell is implementing a new methodology to enhance monitoring of endemic and threatened species. Priority areas for application of the new technology are located in Bauru (SP), Brasilândia (MS) and Esplanada (BA), with baseline landscape areas established in Gália, Três Lagoas and Itanagra. Field campaigns were carried out in 2025. In 2026, the results will inform initiatives to improve these areas.

The new methodology supplements existing initiatives, including our Long-term Monitoring Program, which has been ongoing for more than 15 years in Bracell-managed areas, and the Bicho à Vista program, which supports wildlife monitoring through a mobile app for recording sightings. More than 5,000 sightings have been recorded across operations in São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul and Bahia, including threatened species.

Environmental education and training

• Environmental Education Center (NEA) Located in Inhambupe (BA), the center welcomes approximately 4,600 students annually from more than 100 schools, raising environmental awareness through hands-on experience and socio-environmental activities.
• Amigos da Floresta: In addition to firefighting activities, the program raises awareness among neighboring communities about the environmental impacts of wildfires, illegal logging of native wood and poaching. The program also provides fire responder training in partnership with the Fire Department.
• Native seedling donations: Bracell donates native species seedlings as part of environmental education initiatives and for the restoration of springs and riparian forests.
• Discovery Visits Program: hosted at the Bracell Social Center, a space open to the local community in Lençóis Paulista (SP), presenting Bracell’s forestry and mill operations, strategic professions within the sector and how our business model creates value for the Community, Customers, Country, Climate, and the Company. The program is open to 9^th-grade students from public and private schools in the region (learn more about the Bracell Social Center’s education initiatives under GRI 203-1).

Biodiversity initiatives and commitments

Bracell actively participates in voluntary initiatives that reflect our commitment to biodiversity conservation, ecosystem restoration, and sustainable landscape management across the areas where we operate. Key commitments include:

• Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS): as members of CEBDS, we have committed to integrating biodiversity as a strategic pillar supporting corporate sustainability. See our CEBDS-aligned targets here.
  We are also signatories of the Action for Nature Platform, an initiative that promotes transparency, accountability, and changes in the management of natural resources in the areas where companies operate. In this context, we participated in the case study “Nature Disclosure: Land Use Sector,” published in 2025, which applied the LEAP methodology of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD) in partnership with 20 Brazilian companies.
  
• Bahia State Environmental and Water Resources Institute (Inema): partnership to develop biodiversity protection initiatives in the Atlantic Forest, aligned with the state’s conservation efforts.
• São Paulo Forest Foundation: we have signed a ten-year technical cooperation agreement with Fundação Florestal, a foundation linked to the São Paulo State Environmental Department, to support conservation and environmental protection initiatives in areas containing significant Atlantic Forest and Cerrado.
• Mato Grosso do Sul State Environmental Authority (Imasul): we signed a ten-year technical cooperation agreement with IMASUL for the conservation of native vegetation and the strengthening of environmental initiatives in the state.
• Empresa Amiga da Mata Atlântica: we joined an initiative led by the National Council of the Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve (RBMA) and were recognized as a contributor to the conservation and sustainable use of the biome.
• Atlantic Forest Restoration Pact: a voluntary initiative that aims to restore 15 million hectares by 2050. We are a member of its Steering Board and actively participate through reforestation projects.
• SOS Mata Atlântica: in collaboration with this NGO, we carried out restoration initiatives on 30 hectares of protected areas and legal reserves, supporting the development of wildlife corridors, biodiversity protection, and improved water quality.

Bracell joins a pioneering biodiversity metrics initiative

Bracell has joined the Nature Positive Initiative (NPI) pilot program, a global initiative developing standardized biodiversity metrics to guide businesses in their transition toward a net positive impact on nature—defined as a state in which environmental gains exceed losses.

Bracell is one of three Brazilian organizations selected for the global pilot, demonstrating the strength of our environmental strategy.

In 2023, Bracell partnered with Conservation International Brazil (CI-Brasil) on a project called “Integrated Landscape Management: geo-information for decision support in Bracell’s area of influence,” drawing on our experience in impact measurement and developing solutions in a megadiverse country such as Brazil.

The goal of the project was to generate high-quality data to support informed decision-making by Bracell and other stakeholders in the regions where we operate. In collaboration with CI-Brasil and internal teams, the following metrics were tracked over time:

• Ecosystem extent and classification
• Proportion of natural or semi-natural habitat
• Landscape condition
• Species extinction risk

Based on the outcomes of projects such as Bracell’s, the NPI will develop guidelines for public consultation, which will then be compiled into an international standard for corporate action on nature-related issues.