The 2024–2035 Climate Plan aims to cut net emissions 59% to 67% from 2005 levels, demarcate 4.5 million hectares of Indigenous land and expand conservation. Energy and farming projections, however, show that much of the burden will still fall on controlling deforestation.
In the Ibirama-La Klãnõ Indigenous Territory in Santa Catarina, the Zág Institute is restoring a critically endangered tree sacred to the Laklãnõ/Xokleng people. Community work now covers 1,000 hectares and links ecological recovery, food sovereignty and cultural continuity.
An international research team has revealed that the Araucaria forest on the southern Brazilian plateau, one of the world's most unique ecosystems, was shaped over the last 6,000 years by the interaction between climate change and the management practices of the Southern Jê Indigenous peoples. The study underscores the importance of integrating ancestral knowledge into current conservation strategies.