Indigenous Lands, Protected Areas, and Slowing Climate Change
Open Access
- 16 March 2010
- journal article
- perspective
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Biology
- Vol. 8 (3) , e1000331
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000331
Abstract
Recent climate talks in Copenhagen reaffirmed the crucial role of reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD). Creating and strengthening indigenous lands and other protected areas represents an effective, practical, and immediate REDD strategy that addresses both biodiversity and climate crises at once.Keywords
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