These farmers show that agriculture in the Amazon doesn’t have to be destructive

A groundbreaking Brazilian community demonstrates how to farm sustainably in the forest—no cattle necessary.

This part of Brazil's Amazon rainforest is being used for agroforestry, areas where farmers are replanting the forest with local crops.

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