https://www.fao.org/newsroom/story/healing-chiles-huapi-island/
"On a remote Chilean island at the centre of Lake Ranco south of the Andes,
native trees are making a comeback thanks to the restoration efforts of
Indigenous Peoples, like Anita Neguimán Antillanca.
Like other Mapuche Huilliche Indigenous Peoples on Huapi Island, she’s been
planting fruit-bearing Chilean hazel (
Gevuina hazelnut) and other native
trees to preserve her way of life – and the traditional knowledge of her
people, which has been passed down from generation to generation.
Unsustainable land use practices had transformed the island’s landscape from a
forest filled with oak (
Nothofagus obliqua), raulí (
Nothofagus alpina),
coihue (
Nothofagus dombeyi) and laurel (
Laurelia sempervirens) trees to
isolated clusters in remote areas.
As the native forest became more fragmented, replaced by exotic species such as
eucalyptus, the soils became poorer and drier, and the island and its
population became more vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Changes in
the forest also reduced the availability of water for drinking and irrigation.
Now, Anita and other families are bringing the rich variety of plant life back
to their ancestral lands using native trees, like laurel, which have symbolic
value to the Mapuche Huilliche people. It all started with an innovative
project focused on restoring Chile’s forests."
Via
Fix the News:
https://fixthenews.com/ritual-technology/
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
