New Data Story: Communities, Carbon and the Climate Crisis | Land Portal

Indigenous Peoples and local communities have successfully stewarded biodiversity rich landscapes for generations, helping to conserve and protect forests and other critical ecosystems while pursuing their own self determined priorities and livelihood needs. However, in the absence of legally recognized rights to their lands and forests, forest communities face an increasing array of threats from growing local and global demand for land and resources. As the front line defenders of the world’s remaining tropical forests, their essential contributions need to be globally recognized, supported, and protected.

 

 

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