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  • Publication | 2023

Land owned by Indigenous Peoples limits deforestation

Global Food and Nutrition Security

Highlights: 

This study highlights the importance of working with Indigenous Peoples in order to prevent deforestation. However, it also demonstrates the importance of securing the land-tenure rights of Indigenous communities. When land tenure is insecure, IPL does not necessarily limit forest loss, thus granting Indigenous Peoples land tenure rights should be a priority in forest conservation.