Miranda, an ethnic #Terena with a master’s degree in rural development studies, says the initiative could make a big difference in both the #economy and #FoodSecurity of this Indigenous territory, located in the transition zone between the Cerrado and Pantanal biomes.
The Aguamel project was funded by the Brazilian government’s Agrarian Development and Rural Extension Agency (#AGRAER) and the National Rural Learning Service (#SENAR).
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The #Nioaque Indigenous Territory in Brazil’s #MatoGrossoDoSul state is home to some 2,000 #Terena people living in four villages. The territory spans some 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres) of the Cerrado, the world’s most biodiverse — but also most threatened — savanna biome.
In the Terena village of #ÁguaBranca, residents are working on ways to preserve that biodiversity while also improving their own welfare —
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IN THE LAND OF HONEY AND NUTS: INDIGENOUS SOLUTIONS TO SAVE BRAZIL'S CERRADO
by Elizabeth Oliveira
• Indigenous groups including the #Terena, #Kayapó and #Kuikuro peoples are helping to both protect #biodiversity and improve their welfare in the #Cerrado by producing #honey, roasted baru nuts and babaçu palm oil.
• Brazil’s second-largest biome and one of its most deforested, the Cerrado has lost half its original vegetation due to pressure from agribusiness and infrastructure projects.
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