#Indigenous property rights protect the Amazon rainforest
“#Indigenous property rights protect the Amazon rainforest” Indigenous territories and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon for 1985, 1995, 2005 and 2015. Deforestation is significantly reduced in territories with full property rights. Credit: Kathryn Baragwanath, UC San Diego. One way to cut back on deforestation in the Amazon rainforest—and help in the global fight against climate…