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The Amazonian Chakra
The Amazonian Chakra is a traditional agroforestry system practiced by Indigenous peoples of the Amazon that combines a wide diversity of crops, forest species, and medicinal plants within the same plot. This model promotes biodiversity conservation, the sustainable use of water and soil resources, food security, and resilience to climate change.
1- https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/63f71ae4-ffb7-46fc-9911-c8eb154a06da 2- https://worldwide.trias.ngo/es/noticias/las-chakras-amazonicas-el-renacimiento-de-una-agricultura-ancestral-y-sostenible-en-la-amazonia/ 3- https://www.pachamama.org.ec/noticias/cierre-proyecto-chakra-afd 4- https://www.fao.org/giahs/around-the-world/detail/ecuador-amazonia/es
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