Indigenous lands ‘critical’ to forest protection in Peru, biodiversity maps show

Mongabay
May 5, 2017, 7:23 am162 pts
New maps of forest biodiversity in Peru illustrate the importance of lands held by indigenous peoples in safeguarding a wide variety of forest types, even as more formal protections such as parks and reserves fall a little bit short. “Peru has a pretty good report card overall” in how the country protects…

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