The GEF Small Grants programme in Argentina is helping the Penti Carandai Community to preserve their environment through the sustainable use of piedmont forest The history of this indigenous community dates back to the second half of the 19th century after the displacements caused by the “Chaco” War between Bolivia and Paraguay from 1932 to 1935, pushed 1.200 families of the Guarani Comunity Penti Carandai to establish their community in the area of Palma Sola in the Jujuy province Paraguay and the Salta portion of Chaco (Argentina) weakened their social bonds and resulted in the loss of their cultural and social heritage including the traditional knowledge on how to use using natural resources the Penti Carandai Community gained access to the 515 hectares property of secondary forest but given the lack of financial resources and reduced traditional knowledge of the community they were not able to conserve their environment while having a sustainable livelihood The area of Palma Sola used to be an important sample of the so called transition forest (piedmont forest) and mountain rainforest that were the habitat of typical forest species such as palo blanco (Calycophyllum multiflorum) lapacho rosado (Tabebuia avellanadae) and yuchan (Ceiba chodatii) and algarrobo (Prosopis sp) This forest ecosystem disappeared due to the expansion of the agricultural border for the cultivation of sugar cane leaving only small patches as samples of the original or secondary remainders The GEF Small Grants Programme supported a project aimed at preserving the forest and its biodiversity by recovering Guaraní traditional knowledge on the sustainable use of natural resources The project supported the creation of a comunitary garden where they are producing plants from the same species of trees that are native to the area and replanting them the community is producing products out of medicinal plants In terms of traditional knowledge and conservation a group of men was trained in the production of masks that represent local fauna species using wood of forest trees The training was provided by members of other Guaraní communities that still preserve this ancient knowledge For the dying of the masks the artisans use natural dyes such as clay and soot A group of women recovered knowledge and skills for the production of handcraft basketry and hats using the fiber obtained from the leave of the carandai palm tree (Tritrinax campestri) a typical palm from this region and other ecological regions of Argentina Other women dedicated to the elaboration of typical meals using flour of algarrobo fruits and mistol (Ziziphus mistol) and also to the recognition and use of medicinal herbs Subscribe to our distribution list to receive the GEF Newsletter Sign up © 2025 Global Environment Facility, All Rights Reserved. | Legal Santo Domingo.- Fausto Miguel Cruz de la Mota (Carandai) went at 9:30 a.m this Thursday before the Permanent Attention Office of the National District where a judge would hear arraign him for the murder of the Minister of Environment Judge Juan Francisco Rodríguez Consoró accepted a request from the lawyers of Jorge Mera’s family who asked for time to review the file and file a formal complaint as civil authors in the process The hearing was set for next Saturday morning described by the Justice Ministry as a “cold and calculating murderer,” seemed calm while he was escorted from the provisional jail to the courtroom Local June 9 Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" Local Tourism Economy Bavaro & Punta Cana DominicanToday.com - The Dominican Republic News Source in English Av. 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