To implement this work, IJ partnered with the implementing partner Formigas-de-Embaúba, a non-profit organization that has been transforming the relationship of thousands of students with nature through an ambitious project: bringing mini-forests to public schools in Greater São Paulo, planting thousands of native Atlantic Forest trees in poorly wooded urban areas.

This initiative combines education, environmental regeneration, and collective mobilization. It occurs through two complementary paths:
- Training of public school teachers, so they can develop environmental education projects with their students.
- Participatory planting of mini-forests within the schools themselves, with the direct involvement of children, educators, and communities.

Over months of activities integrated into the curriculum, students learn about soil, vegetation, water availability, climate change, and food production.

The planting marks the conclusion of this educational journey — a symbolic moment, with the presence of the local community, like a graduation in the forest.
More than just a landscape, these mini-forests provide shade, reduce ambient temperature, purify the air, produce food, and can become outdoor classrooms. They are living spaces that educate, inspire, and connect.

To ensure they thrive and become part of the communities, each mini-forest is monitored for a period of two years after planting, with technical visits and support from specialists.