JURUTI, Pará — As we approach the airport in Santarém, Pará, astonishment echoes loudly throughout the plane as its passengers see the extent of the drought below. Through the tiny window, we see the immense waters recede, leaving sandbanks exposed in the landscape. Beneath a sky that has not brought rain in months and walking … Continue reading Extreme drought in western Pará pushes family farmers into agroforestry