Water, carbon & the ‘tree of life’: Interview with Venezuela’s guardian of morichales

Mongabay
Oct 22, 2026, 1:19 pm106 pts
While global climate conversations tend to center on the Amazon and temperate forests, a vital, quiet freshwater oasis across the Venezuelan savannas and floodplains is disappearing under the radar. Standing tall in these landscapes is a palm intrinsically linked to the culture of Latin America’s Indigenous…

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