Another worry for dos Santos is that rampant deforestation will tarnish the region’s reputation, making it more difficult for small-scale farmers to sell their products. “In the future, people won’t want to buy cocoa or nuts from this region because of the deforestation,” dos Santos told Mongabay in the cooperative’s warehouse in São Félix do Xingu, where sacks of cocoa beans and dried jaborandi were stacked in neat towers.