New Analysis Reveals that Indigenous Lands Hold More than 20% of World’s Tropical Forest Carbon
01 Dec 2015
New analysis of forests in indigenous territories shows recognizing, protecting rights of traditional peoples can make major contribution to slowing climate change and would support nat'l commitments to reduce climate impactsAn analysis released at the UN climate conference (known as COP 21) maps and quantifies, for the first time, the carbon stored in indigenous territories across the world’s largest expanses of remaining tropical forest.