• Hydroseeding equipment is already being used
• Additional operational swiftness, reduced risk and costs are the main differentials
• Another 11 hectares will be recovered in 2023

Corumbá – The most robust equipment that will provide support to the Sustainability area in expanding the recovery of mined areas, has just arrived at the J&F operation in Corumbá (MS). The hydroseeding equipment allows for the spraying of seeds of native species from the Pantanal region directly on the slopes, granting faster recovery, with reduced risk to employees involved in the operations and at lower costs.

“Our goal is to recover 11.3 hectares in 2023. We already have a schedule programmed and approved by the local environmental agency which ensures the expansion of these works in the coming years”, stated Rodrigo Dutra Amaral, Director of Sustainability at J&F Mineração.

This is one of the measures implemented this year, in addition to others already in progress, such as the Forestry Nursery, recognized by IBAMA as a pioneering initiative that promotes cultivation of native species, later used for replanting in mined areas. In 20 years, more than 2.5 million regional native seedlings have been produced. The project also has a seed bank that will allow for the conservation of these species in the future.

Since 2006, the Forest Nursery has enabled the recovery of more than 200 hectares of exploited areas – using 117 species of 94 genera and 36 botanical families – simultaneously J&F Mineração is involved in the conservation of 1500 hectares of native vegetation through the acquisition and conservation of farms in the surrounding areas of its operations.

The sustainability and environment division at J&F Mineração has 70 professionals dedicated to the operation in Corumbá (MS) alone and is active in all aspects that involve its local activity, such as water, sewage, waste management, recovery areas, among others.

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