The Amazon reforestation sites include mangrove restoration on the Amazon delta and work with communities in the heart of the Amazon. The Amazon is considered "the lungs of the Earth" as it is the world's largest carbon sink and largest forest in the world. The project focuses on creating job opportunities to restore the Amazon rainforest by providing work to Quilombo, indigenous, and other traditional communities. The main factors of deforestation in the area include: the illegal removal of trees for firewood, construction of houses, charcoal manufacturing, and general land degradation from previous salt production operations. This project will improve the livelihoods of local fishers, create jobs in areas with minimal employment opportunities, and restore some of the most carbon rich forests on the planet.