Extreme weather events, intensifying fire regimes, and forest loss threaten Indigenous livelihoods in southeast Amazonia, including the availability of wood for building traditional houses.
This project examines how these disturbances impact the regeneration, establishment, and growth of the most-used tree species for indigenous housing in the Xingu Indigenous Territory (XIT) in Brazil and tests how enhanced regeneration may overcome population bottlenecks.
By combining long-term forest monitoring, experimental disturbance data, and traditional Indigenous knowledge, this project will identify the mechanisms driving declining timber availability and potential ways to enhance regeneration, thereby sustaining Indigenous housing resources and informing nature-based solutions.
This project received funding from the Yale and the World Partnership Fund, administered by the Office of International Affairs.
