Inter IKEA Group is moving forward with a major climate initiative in Brazil, launching a forest restoration project as part of its €100 million commitment to carbon removal. The effort focuses on roughly 4,000 hectares of degraded or low-productive land in Paraná and Santa Catarina—areas within the Atlantic Forest biome, one of the most threatened ecosystems in the world.
Working with BTG Pactual’s Timberland Investment Group, the project will blend conservation, reforestation, and responsible timber operations to revive the landscape and test a model that could scale across future sites. Portions of the land will be restored to natural forest, while others will support managed pine farms that create jobs and sustain economic activity.
Biodiversity, carbon uptake, soil health, and water impact will be independently monitored, and an advisory panel of environmental experts will help guide the work. For a biome with only 13% of its original forest remaining, the project offers a rare example of coordinated restoration backed by rigorous measurement and community engagement. The initiative supports IKEA’s wider targets to halve emissions by 2030 and reach net-zero emissions by 2050.