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NBS: A STRATEGIC PATHWAY

FOR CLIMATE ADAPTATION

with value creation and

socioenvironmental responsibility

VALE HAS INTENSIFIED ITS EFFORTS IN ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE CRISIS THROUGH AN INTEGRATED
APPROACH THAT COMBINES INNOVATION, SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.
ONE OF THE PILLARS OF THIS STRATEGY IS INVESTMENT IN NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS (NBS), RECOGNIZED
AS EFFECTIVE TOOLS FOR MITIGATING GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS, CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY,
ADVANCING THE ADAPTATION AGENDA AND GENERATING SHARED VALUE WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
THIS INITIATIVE IS LED BY FUNDO VALE, THE COMPANY’S SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENT ARM, WHICH
FOCUSES ON LAND RESTORATION, FOREST PROTECTION, SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC POLICIES AND THE
PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS AND BUSINESSES.

The 2030 Forest Goal, a voluntary commitment by These actions not only contribute to climate
Vale to protect and restore 500,000 hectares of change mitigation but also stimulate the
land, is one of the largest ongoing voluntary forest bioeconomy and promote job creation—
restoration initiatives in Brazil. Between 2020 and approximately 450 direct jobs have been
2024, over 18,000 hectares were restored through generated through supported initiatives. Forest
impact businesses and forest investments. In terms restoration plays a crucial role in climate
of protection, 85,000 hectares of forest in the Pará adaptation by both mitigating impacts and
region of the Amazon were safeguarded through a enhancing the resilience of ecosystems and
REDD+ project, and another 115,000 hectares were communities. Restored areas can increase carbon
protected in the Atlantic Forest through partnerships absorption, improve hydrological cycles, protect
with seven conservation units—totaling over 218,000 biodiversity and reduce climate-related risks such
hectares toward the 500,000-hectare goal. as floods and droughts.

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