Mongabay on Mythryl: “Vast carbon sinks and vital water regulators, Venezuela’s moriche…”

Vast carbon sinks and vital water regulators, Venezuela’s moriche palm forests are under rising pressure. Biologist Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Mercado argues that protecting this "tree of life" requires integrating science with Indigenous knowledge. Interview by Diego Ávila Muskus for #Mongabay.

mongabay.ccWater, carbon & the ‘tree of life’: Interview with Venezuela’s guardian of morichalesWhile global climate conversations tend to center on the Amazon and temperate forests, a vital, quiet freshwater oasis across the Venezuelan savannas and floodplains is disappearing under the radar.…

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