Indigenous Protectors
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Channel: The YEARS Project · 2017 · News & Politics
One of the most effective ways to protect the world's forests is by supporting the people who have been protecting them for generations. If we want to solve climate change, we have to support the land rights of indigenous peoples. SOURCES: [i] https://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/guatemalas-maya-biosphere-reserve-shows-how-forest-communities-can-fight-deforestation.html [ii] http://www.cifor.org/library/3461/community-managed-forests-and-forest-protected-areas-an-assessment-of-their-conservation-effectiveness-across-the-tropics/ [iii] http://www.wri.org/publication/securing-rights-combating-climate-change [iv] http://www.prisma.org.sv/uploads/media/ACOFOP-PRISMA-ControlAndPrevetion-Forest-Fire.pdf [v] http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/amazon-new-species-discover-rainforest-south-america-deforestation-jungle-a7921641.html [vi] https://phys.org/news/2015-04-amazon-rainforest-losses-impact-climate.html #YEARSproject #WeCanSolveThis
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