Indigenous and local communities see big gains in land rights, study shows

Mongabay
Jun 19, 2023, 4:05 pm116 ptsTrending
Land legally designated or owned by Indigenous, Afro-descendant and local communities increased by 102.9 million hectares (254 million acres), larger than the size of Egypt, between 2015 and 2020, according to a new report released by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI). These groups now own more than 11%…

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