New York, NY – November 13, 2026 – BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (BTG Pactual TIG) and Conservation International have been recognized by the Sustainable Business COP (SB COP) Awards at the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, Türkiye.
The award recognizes BTG Pactual TIG’s Latin American reforestation strategy and its innovative approach to integrating commercial reforestation and native ecosystem restoration across degraded landscapes in Latin America. Conservation International serves as Impact Adviser to the strategy, providing guidance to help strengthen environmental, climate and social outcomes associated with its conservation and restoration activities.
At full scale, the strategy aims to conserve, restore and reforest approximately 660,000 acres across Latin America, including in Brazil’s Cerrado, one of the world’s most biodiverse savanna ecosystems. In April 2026, the strategy reached its final close with US$1.24 billion in equity commitments, making it one of the largest reforestation-focused funds raised to date.
Progress across the portfolio includes:
- More than 26,000 hectares of native vegetation under conservation
- Nearly 25,000 hectares of nature restoration currently underway
- More than 49,000 hectares of land designated for sustainable tree farm management, of which more than 34,000 hectares are already planted
- Nearly 650 kilometers of streams under enhanced protection
The strategy’s carbon project, Brazil Cerrado 1 (VCS 5511) became the first globally to receive credits under Verra’s VM0047 afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) methodology, which meets the Core Carbon Principles of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market and also meets the Community, Climate & Biodiversity (CCB) Standard.
The recognition underscores the role of private-sector investment in scaling nature-based solutions, demonstrating how integrated forestry and restoration approaches can contribute to long-term climate benefits, support rural communities and advance biodiversity conservation.
SB COP is a global initiative led by Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI) to engage the private sector in climate action and speed up the shift to a low-carbon economy. The SB COP Awards selects 50 winning initiatives that demonstrate practical, scalable and innovative solutions capable of accelerating climate implementation.
Awards may not be representative of any one client’s experience and are not indicative of the future performance of the BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group, LLC (TIG) or BTG Pactual. Awarded on November 13, 2026. The Sustainable Business COP (SB COP) is a global initiative that brings together the private sector to advance a positive climate agenda focused on the implementation of the Paris Agreement. The SB COP Awards seek to identify and showcase outstanding private-sector initiatives that demonstrate practical, scalable and innovative solutions capable of accelerating climate implementation. The SB COP Awards selects 50 winning initiatives: 48 chosen by the six Action Agenda Working Groups, 8 per group, and 2 cross-cutting awards. TIG did not pay a fee to enter or be considered for this award.