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Forest land rights need global focus

2014-09-19 02:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: Recognising the land rights of local people could provide cost-effective protection for many of the world's tropical forests, a report says. But existing initiatives to tackle deforestation were poorly suited to deal with the issue, it added. However, there was an "unprecedented opportunity" to act as more nations were willing to acknowledge indigenous peoples' right to own and control land. The report will be presented at the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples. The document, produced...

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