Protecting Indigenous Amazon lands may also protect public health, study says

Mongabay
Sep 19, 2025, 12:13 pm188 ptsTrendingTop
Indigenous territories are widely recognized as vital for conserving the environment and biodiversity, but far less is known about their role in protecting human health. Only recently have researchers begun to fill in this knowledge gap and investigate how the protection of these areas can provide health…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- twitter
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on EcoTopical

Children Plead With U.S. Lawmakers to Protect EPA’s Endangerment Finding 129

In Nepal, scientists and spiritual leaders honor a dying glacier 128

The Kia EV4 GT may be the affordable electric sports car we’ve been waiting for [Video] 128

Rivian finally really releases its powered tonneau cover (for real this time) (really) 127

EVs and batteries fuel the US VPP boom, hitting 37.5 GW in 2025 127

Lucid (LCID) is bringing a new $50,000 EV overseas 125

Podcast: Tesla goes all-in on Elon, Robotaxi crashes, Nissan kills Ariya, and more 122

Mongabay founder Rhett Butler named to Forbes Sustainability Leaders List 118

About EcoTopical

Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator.

Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.