Açaí: could the wonder fruit also be wonderful for forests?
13 September 2012 | Permalink [1]
A joint workshop [2] by Bioversity International and CIFOR [3] at the IUCN World Conservation Congresson [4] on managing wild systems and species for global food security looked at how demand for açaí's age-defying properties is leading to reforestation in the Brazilian rainforest, with smallholder forest management tending to be better for biodiversity. Read more on the CIFOR blog [5].
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