Marcello and Eduardo Guimarães: Reforestation Machines in Brazil

In this radio episode, we talk to Marcello and Eduardo Guimarães, founders of tree planting companies Mahogany Roraima and iPlantForest and designers of the Forest Bot, and Nicolas Guimarães, who is involved with developing the technologies of the machines. We discuss techniques for automating precision reforestation, relationships between private and socio-environmental projects, and using NFTs for financing and tracing reforestation.

Interviewers: Danilo Urzedo and Jennifer Gabrys

Producer: Pedro Augusto

Language note: This interview takes place in Portuguese and English.

Read more about Mahogany Roraima, iPlantForest, and other digital tree-planting operations on the Smart Forests Atlas.

Image source: Mahogany Roraima, https://mahoganyroraima.com.br/real-carbon-capture-machine/