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Sacred plant helps forge a climate-friendly future in Paraguay - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy

For generations, the Ava Guaraní, one of the Indigenous Peoples living in eastern Paraguay, have been harvesting the green leaves of the yerba mate tree to make the bitter, caffeinated brew beloved in South America and beyond. However, the leaves they traditionally harvested in the wild have become increasingly scarce, partly due to climate change. The project is building on the ancestral knowledge and techniques of the Ava Guarani Indigenous P…