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Studies have shown that territories under the protection of Indigenous peoples and local communities have been more protected than traditional protected areas, including in terms of deforestation, according to Greg Asner, a biologist and director of the Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science based in Hawaii. (NCR screenshot)
Studies have shown that territories under the protection of Indigenous peoples and local communities have been more protected than traditional protected areas, including in terms of deforestation, according to Greg Asner, a biologist.