The best way to save forests? Legally recognize Indigenous lands.

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By Joseph LeeJan 26, 2023, 3:15 pm186 pts
Recognizing and demarcating Indigenous lands leads to reduced deforestation and increased reforestation. That’s according to a new study that looked at more than 100 Indigenous territories in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest and found that legal recognition of those lands can have real, and measurable, impacts on…

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