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Mongabay seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics,and finance on conservation and development.
Traditional healers are preserving their knowledge, and with it, the biodiversity of Brazil’s savanna by Sarah Sax on 12 March 2021 The Brazilian savanna contains almost a third of Brazil’s biodiversity but less than 10% is officially protected and its native vegetation is threatened by a rapidly-advancing agricultural frontier. Much of the flora and fauna remain unknown to conventional science. A network of traditional healers is at the forefront of finding ways to protect, sustainably manage, and document the biodiversity based on their in-depth knowledge of medicinal plants. Experts s...