Claudia Araújo: Community Seed Networks in Brazil

In this radio episode, we speak to Claudia Araújo, a forest engineer who co-manages the Xingu Seed Network (Rede de Sementes do Xingu), a seed distribution network led primarily by women and Indigenous and traditional peoples. Claudia talks with us about community mobilisations against deforestation, muvuca direct seeding approaches and communication networks, and the political challenges of doing socio-environmental work in Brazil at this time.

Interviewers: Danilo Urzedo and Michelle Westerlaken

Producer: Pedro Augusto

Language note: This interview takes place in Portuguese.

Find out more about Brazil's seed networks on the Smart Forests Atlas.

Image source: Tui Anandi, https://atlasofthefuture.org/project/xingu-seed-network/