International: It’s Official – The Key To Conservation Lies With Indigenous Peoples

International: It’s Official – The Key To Conservation Lies With Indigenous Peoples   Indigenous peoples are key to preserving the world’s forests, and conservation reserves that exclude them suffer as a result, according to a new study from the World Bank.   Its analysis shows how deforestation plummets to its lowest levels when indigenous peoples continue living in protected areas, and are not forced out.   Across the world millions of tribal people are conservation refugees, but the World...

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