Instituto Terra Reforests Barren Atlantic Forest Portion

AIMORES, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 21: Jabuti (Geochelone carbonaria), a kind of turtoise walks and eats at Instituto Terra on November 21, 2019 in Aimorés, Brazil. Twenty years ago, this land was completely devastated, and now has been through a process of afforestation. Instituto Terra, founded in 1998 by the photographer Sebastiao Salgado and his wife, Lelia Deluiz Wanick Salgado, is an environmental NGO, located at Aimores, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The old Salgado's family cattle ranch was acquired by the couple and, in the last 20 years, over 2.5 million native Atlantic seedlings have been planted. The institute has defined its objectives as restoration of the ecosystem, production of Atlantic seedlings, environmental outreach programs, environmental education and applied scientific research. (Footage by Christian Ender/Getty Images)