To conserve tropical forests and wildlife, protect the rights of people who rely on them

The Ecologist
Apr 25, 2017, 1:15 pm56 pts
Who are the best guardians of forests and other wild places? Governments? Conservation NGOs? Corporations? No, writes Prakash Kashwan, it's the indigenous peoples who have lived in harmony with their environment for millennia. But to be able do so, they must first be accorded rights to their historic lands and…

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