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Google (GOOGL) announced that it has signed a new agreement with Brazil-based Mombak, to purchase 200,000 tons of CO2 removal, generated through the restoration of degraded land in the Amazon by planting native, biodiverse forests.

The agreement marks a significant expansion of the relationship between the companies, following an initial 50,000 ton deal between Google and Mombak announced last year.

Founded in 2021, Mombak is focused on large-scale carbon removal projects, starting with native, biodiverse reforestation of the Amazon rainforest. The company’s solution targets capturing carbon through large-scale reforestation of degraded, unproductive pastureland with native tree species and assisted natural regeneration, with co-benefits including reversing biodiversity loss, improving watershed assets and generating employment and social impact in local communities.

The companies also announced the selection of Mombak as the first nature restoration project by the Symbiosis Coalition, an advance market commitment coalition launched last year by Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Salesforce, aimed at supporting the development and growth of the nature-based carbon removal market, and with a collective commitment to contract up to 20 million tons of nature-based carbon removal credits.

In addition to the new carbo removal agreement, the companies also announced the launch of a new collaboration between Mombak and Google DeepMind’s Perch team to quantify the biodiversity benefits of reforestation. The Perch AI model helps conservationists analyze bioacoustic data from diverse ecosystems.

Reilly O’Hara, Program Manager, Carbon Removal Commercialization at Google, said:

“Mombak’s proven approach balances high integrity reforestation – such as the use of native, biodiverse forests and strong durability safeguards – with industrial scale and operations. We’ll need both to ensure a large and lasting impact, and Mombak is well-positioned to do so across Brazil.”

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