Reclaiming tradition: Amazonian women ditch mining for biocosmetics
An initiative in the northern Brazilian Amazon is helping a group of rural women reclaim their riverine culture and traditions while also empowering them economically. The Sementes do Araguari Association, founded in 2020 in the Upper Araguari region of Amapá state, is the result of years of struggle by river-dwelling residents. For decades, the livelihoods […]
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