Indigenous tribes need land rights to protect the Amazon

Given the proper land rights, indigenous tribes could save much of the Amazon rainforest from devastation, according to a new study from UC San Diego.  The researchers propose that granting indigenous communities full property rights to tribal lands will not only cut back on deforestation in the Amazon, but can also help to mitigate the climate crisis. The researchers analyzed vegetation coverage in the Amazon rainforest between 1982 and 2016, and combined this data with Brazilian government records of indigenous property rights.  The study revealed that territories which …