The biodiversity project was launched in 2006 by the Brazilian petroleum company named Petrobras. It aims to figure out the development and behavior of native species of plants in reforestation sites.

Petrobras company raised the project idea in order to best cooperate with positive environmental impacts and to get carbon credits since the firm release a lot of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

The experiment started to be developed in two sites which are from University of São Paulo. They are the Experimental Forestry Station of Itatinga and Experimental Forestry Station of Anhembi.

Before the setting up of the project, the site was completely used for livestock and so with the weed Brachiaria decubens. Therefore, one of the project challenges was to analyze the plant development under a compacted soil and with lack of nutrients.

About 120 plants (trees) were been observed and been measured with specific equipments and devices in order to know how much greenhouse gas the plants are absorbing and helping out with the succession natural species behavior in a ecosystem.

Fortunately, I had the opportunity to join the experiment and to cooperate with the project. In the University of São Paulo, there is a student group called "Forest Group Monte Olimpo"

For about two years I was a member of the group. The group is in partnership with the biodiversity project of Petrobras. So, every year, some students and members of the group are selected to join the mission to measure trunk diameter, tree height and inflorescence.

I really loved to join the project due to the fact that I could learn a lot and I got the chance to be part of the construction of a better environment and so better planet.  In addition, I could have a solid friendship with a few colleagues which shared the same vision as me.