Pasture Funds and Enclosures: a collective tradition that keeps the Cerrado alive!
With over 300 years of history, the fundo and fecho de pasto communities of western Bahia are known for their way of life integrated with the Cerrado biome and for raising cattle in collective territories. In 2024, fecho de pasto farmers from Bahia gathered in a workshop to carry out the self-mapping of their territories. The activity was organized by the Community Association of Small Breeders of Fecho de Pasto de Clemente (ACCFC), with support from the Cerrados Institute (IC) and the Institute for Society, Population and Nature (ISPN). This collective mapping is fundamental to increasing visibility and strengthening the guarantee, monitoring, and protection of these communities' territories. The publication "Self-mapping of fundo and fecho de pasto territories in western Bahia" explains this process.
