Write: Astrid Arellano – Mongabay Latam In the Peruvian Amazon, nearly 20 million hectares of indigenous territories still lack legal recognition or full legal security.The absence of titles leaves hundreds of communities exposed to invasions, deforestation, illegal economies and land use conflicts. However, a new report shows that where indigenous peoples manage to secure their territorial rights the opposite happens: forests are better conserv…
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Write: Astrid Arellano – Mongabay Latam In the Peruvian Amazon, nearly 20 million hectares of indigenous territories still lack legal recognition or full legal security.The absence of titles leaves hundreds of communities exposed to invasions, deforestation, illegal economies and land use conflicts. However, a new report shows that where indigenous peoples manage to secure their territorial rights the opposite happens: forests are better conserv…