For Brazil's Xokleng people, saving a sacred tree means saving their culture
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The Zág Institute has planted nearly 100,000 Brazilian pine seedlings across 1,000 hectares in Santa Catarina, restoring the critically endangered Araucaria angustifolia species that covers less than 3% of its original range and is sacred to the Xokleng people.
The article focuses on the reforestation project itself; broader challenges of maintaining the forest and scaling beyond the initial 1,000 hectares remain ongoing.
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