An impossible balancing act? Forests benefit from isolation, but at cost to local communities

Mongabay
By Tiffany RoufsOct 7, 2014, 1:14 pm95 ptsTrending
The indigenous people of the Amazon live in areas that house many of the Amazon’s diverse species. The Rupununi region of Guyana is one such area, with approximately 20,000 Makushi and Wapishana people living in isolation. According to a recent study published in Environmental Modelling & Software, a…

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