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For Brazil’s Xokleng people, saving a sacred tree means saving their culture

Zág, pronounced “zã,” is the Xokleng word for the Brazilian pine. This tree species, Araucaria angustifolia, is typical of the Atlantic Forest that runs along Brazil’s south and southeastern coast, and has been evolving on the planet for about 200 million years. Each female tree produces dozens of cones, which in turn carry hundreds of seeds.
News ID: 602   Publish Date : 2026/08/03

Brazil

For Brazil’s Xokleng people, saving a sacred tree means saving their culture

Zág, pronounced “zã,” is the Xokleng word for the Brazilian pine. This tree species, Araucaria angustifolia, is typical of the Atlantic Forest that runs along Brazil’s south and southeastern coast, and has been evolving on the planet for about 200 million years. Each female tree produces dozens of cones, which in turn carry hundreds of seeds.
News ID: 602   Publish Date : 2026/08/03