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BRAZIL 2025. (GIAHS) Shade-grown Erva-mate: a traditional agroforestry system in the Araucaria Forest of Paraná

6 May 2025. Paraná, Brazil. Araucaria trees, typical of one of the world’s most threatened biomes, growing among yerba mate (erva-mate) plants.

05/06/2025

Country or Territory Brazil

File size 1.31 MB

Unique ID UF19ZTH

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Background Information For centuries, Indigenous Peoples and traditional communities in southern Brazil have cultivated erva-mate in shaded agroforestry systems rooted in ancestral and agroecological practices. By integrating food crops, native fruits, and forest products, the system strengthens biodiversity, food sovereignty, and cultural identity, while helping conserve the Araucaria Forest, one of the planet’s most endangered biodiversity hotspots and a vital reservoir of life.