“In this paper we show that supporting Indigenous peoples’ rights is in the interest of the conservation agenda,” explains Dr. Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares, the first author of the study, from the University of Helsinki. “The future of a substantial proportion of the Amazon’s biodiversity depends largely on coordinated action to support and strengthen indigenous peoples’ rights across the entire region.”
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Source: Phys.org