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Indigenous people best custodians of threatened forests, studies show

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

Publication Date
2017-03-22

WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Granting formal land rights to indigenous people living in the world's tropical forests is among the most effective, but underused, ways to stop illegal deforestation that fuels violence, poverty and global warming, according to new research.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-forests-landrights-conference-idUSKBN16S2QA