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09.10.26

Conaveg Resolution on Assisted Natural Regeneration, Developed with IIS Contributions, Published in Brazil

Resolution No. 9 of the National Commission for the Recovery of Native Vegetation (Conaveg), which establishes technical guidelines for the application of Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR) in native vegetation recovery, has been published in Brazil’s Official Gazette (Diário Oficial da União). The official publication marks a milestone in the adoption of ANR as a restoration strategy at the national scale and strengthens its integration into public policies aimed at achieving Brazil’s ecosystem restoration targets.

The resolution was developed through a process coordinated by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MMA), through the National Secretariat for Biodiversity, Forests and Animal Rights (SBIO) and its Department of Forests (DFLO), in partnership with IIS and with the participation of experts from different Brazilian biomes.

IIS led the development of the resolution through a technical and scientific review and a participatory process involving consultations with experts from all Brazilian biomes, thematic workshops, and multiple rounds of review that informed the final text. This process was carried out under the project “Facilitating the Expansion of Assisted Natural Regeneration in Brazilian Ecosystems,” supported by the Bezos Earth Fund.

The resolution defines Assisted Natural Regeneration as a set of methods aimed at reducing degradation factors, promoting natural regeneration processes, and accelerating ecological succession in areas with natural regeneration potential. The document also establishes guidelines for the assessment, implementation, and monitoring of these methods.

“The resolution establishes a national technical framework for Assisted Natural Regeneration, but its effectiveness will depend on the ability to translate these guidelines into concrete actions on the ground,” the authors write.

ANR has the potential to scale up restoration efforts in Brazil by harnessing ecosystems’ natural regeneration capacity and reducing costs, provided it is implemented in areas identified as suitable through appropriate assessments.

The next challenge will be to create the conditions for ANR to be more effectively integrated into state-level public policies, restoration projects, and restoration financing mechanisms.

“The focus must now shift toward developing protocols, indicators, and instruments that provide the technical reliability needed to adopt ANR across different ecological and socioeconomic contexts,” the authors state.