To exercise integrated land management, seeking to reduce deforestation, generate a net positive impact and share value with the regions where it operates US$ 64 mn73% was the amount that Vale invested in restoring degraded areas in 2011, 6% of its total environmental spending was the proportion of waste recycled in 2011.The target was 70% is how much larger than its total operational area is the land that Vale protects or helps to protect 3.5× One of Vale’s main challenges is to seek integrated management of the regions where it operates and to work jointly on di� erent aspects, such as biodiversity management, mine closure, and management of wastes and tailings.