Bio-diversity

Female production in plant nurseries and Cerrado fruit and flower orchards in strategic points in the indigenous villages in the Sangradouro lands will allow Xavantes to recover the degraded environment and invest in the conservation of local biodiversity. The recovery of traditional flower, fruit, vegetable, and palm collection and planting practices will in turn promote self-sustainability of the involved Xavante communities. Food security will also be improved, contributing toward the health of the community members, due to the high nutritional value of the native foods. The project will invest in the women s abilities and knowledge of the R (Cerrado) as an important source of social well-being, political power and economic autonomy of the Xavantes. The Sangradouro Lands are located near Primavera do Leste, state of Mato Grosso, which is arguably the most threatened state in terms of Cerrado deforestation and conversion to large-scale farming.

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