Where regeneration meets resilience.
Created in 1987 by Brazil’s National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform (INCRA), the Tuerê Settlement spans more than 240,000 hectares in the municipality of Novo Repartimento, Pará. Around 3,000 families were originally granted 50-hectare plots each, as part of a federal policy to encourage rural occupation of the Amazon.
Settlements like Tuerê were created to redistribute land and foster family farming in Amazonian frontier regions. At the time, conservation was not a priority — land titles depended on clearing half the forest. Decades later, these lands are being reborn as symbols of restoration, where communities blend agriculture with biodiversity and resilience.
A story born from the land
The forest teaches us how to begin again
Today, a new generation of farmers — among them Alaion and his brothers — is healing the land through agroforestry systems. Their farms stand as living examples of regeneration: where once stood degraded pastures, cacao now thrives alongside genipap, Brazil nut, mahogany, and other native trees.
In 2014, the NGO Solidaridad launched its Amazon Program in Tuerê, training 230 families in sustainable practices. The impact was transformative: cocoa quality and yields soared, and by 2019, producers from Tuerê had won national and international awards for fine flavor cocoa, marking a turning point for the region.
From struggle to recognition.
Cocoa as a symbol of renewal.
Alaion’s family owns 100 hectares (divided into two 50-hectare plots), with 12 hectares in production and 16 under regeneration. Their work embodies a new Amazon ethos — where fine cocoa is more than a crop: it is a cultural and ecological expression of renewal and hope.