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When Climate Changes The Harvest

Amazon communities show that surviving a changing climate depends on adaptation, local knowledge and resilient farming

Published on July 16, 2026


When Climate Changes The Harvest

For generations, reading the forest was almost instinctive. The açaí fruit followed a familiar rhythm, ripening in stages that local families had trusted for decades. Green gave way to deep purple, then black, before a thin pale coating known locally as *tuíra* signaled the perfect moment for harvest. Nature kept its own calendar, and it rarely missed an appointment.

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