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Bob Schutter (1950-2026)

Celebrating the life and legacy of legend, long-time Project Manager, supervisor, and friend to all, Bob Schutter, a man overflowing with love and happiness for his family and friends. An immediate reminder of the joy, love, and gratitude inspired by the wonderful contributions he made to each of our lives.
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Showing Up, Season After Season.

Reflecting on Canada's wildfire-driven tree loss and making the case for scaling a "restoration economy" that combines human planters, Indigenous land knowledge, and broad political investment to restore the country's forests.

Dirk Brinkman Receives 2026 Clean50 Lifetime Achievement Award

We are honoured to share that Dirk Brinkman, Founder of Brinkman, has been awarded the 2026 Clean50 Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing his decades of leadership in ecosystem restoration, climate resilience, and environmental innovation.

Rooted in Connection: A Decade of Reforestation in Pemba

Brinkman’s long-term partnership with Community Forests International continues to grow deeper roots — restoring ecosystems and supporting thousands of people across Pemba and Unguja.

Women Farmers Lead Climate Solutions in Pemba, Tanzania

With training from agricultural leader Siti Makame, women like Salume Khamis are transforming family nutrition, building small businesses, and gaining independence in the face of climate change.
Brinkman Brings Leading Bioremediation Technology to Canada
With thirty years of experience in ecological restoration, Brinkman is proud to help introduce Oil Spill Eater II (OSE II) to Canada, a proven, nature-based solution for cleaning up oil and chemical contamination.
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Dirk Brinkman Featured in HBO Documentary Trees and Other Entanglements
The 2023 HBO documentary by filmmaker Irene Taylor explores the profound relationships between people and trees. Among its stories is the journey of Brinkman Group founder Dirk Brinkman, whose decades of reforestation work reflect resilience, renewal, and a deep bond with the natural world.
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Brinkman Group Joins Canadian Purpose Economy
Launched in 2022, the Canadian Purpose Economy Project (CPEP) is mobilizing leaders to place social purpose at the center of business success. Brinkman Group CEO Erik Brinkman was among the first to sign the Call to Purpose, affirming the company’s commitment to regeneration and community wellbeing.
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Brinkman Partners with Canada’s Forest Trust to Grow Forests and Reduce CO₂
Working in partnership with Indigenous communities, Brinkman is helping scale forest restoration across Canada through a collaboration that centers stewardship, biodiversity, and climate action.
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Cheakamus Community Forest Featured in The Narwhal
Journalist Stephanie Kwetásel'wet Wood highlights the Cheakamus Community Forest, the only community forest in B.C. to develop carbon offsets, in her Carbon Cache series exploring natural climate solutions.
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Brinkman Signs Sustainability Partnerships in Colombia with Coolechera and CATIE
Working with local partners in the Colombian Caribbean, Brinkman Colombia is helping strengthen climate-resilient silvopasture practices that support farmers, communities, and ecosystems.
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West Fraser Plants Its Two-Billionth Tree
Marking the planting of its two-billionth seedling, West Fraser celebrates six decades of reforestation and partnership dedicated to healthy forests and thriving communities.
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Forest Foods Featured in The Narwhal
The Narwhal highlights how the Secwépemcúl’ecw Restoration and Stewardship Society is leading recovery after the 2017 Elephant Hill wildfire—restoring forests, reviving biodiversity, and creating new opportunities for communities.
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Brinkman Featured on CBC News
With wildfire recovery driving a historic demand for reforestation, Brinkman’s crews are meeting the challenge—bringing athleticism, resilience, and care for the land to every tree planted.
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Brinkman Featured in Voice of America Article: Report Sees Profit in Restoring Degraded Land
A new Voice of America feature explores the global rise of the “restoration economy,” highlighting Brinkman's five decades of reforestation work in Canada and Latin America.
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We acknowledge, with gratitude, that our head office is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We also recognize the many Indigenous Nations on whose traditional territories we operate across Canada and Latin America, and remain committed to unlearning, learning and deepening our reconciliation efforts in all aspects of our work.
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