Importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of Intact Forest Landscapes

Intact Forest Landscapes (IFLs) are critical strongholds for the environmental services that they provide, not least for their role in climate protection. On the basis of information about the distributions of IFLs and Indigenous Peoples’ lands, we examined the importance of these areas for conservi...

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Main Authors: Fa, J.E., Watson, J.E.M., Leiper, I., Potapov, P., Evans, T.D., Burgess, Neil D., Molnár, Z., Fernández-Llamazare, Á, Duncan, T., Wang, S., Austin, B.J., Jonas, H., Robinson, C.J., Malmer, P., Zander, K.K., Jackson, M.V., Ellis, E., Brondizio, E.S., Garnett, S.T.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/112054
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author Fa, J.E.
Watson, J.E.M.
Leiper, I.
Potapov, P.
Evans, T.D.
Burgess, Neil D.
Molnár, Z.
Fernández-Llamazare, Á,
Duncan, T.
Wang, S.
Austin, B.J.
Jonas, H.
Robinson, C.J.
Malmer, P.
Zander, K.K.
Jackson, M.V.
Ellis, E.
Brondizio, E.S.
Garnett, S.T.
author_browse Austin, B.J.
Brondizio, E.S.
Burgess, Neil D.
Duncan, T.
Ellis, E.
Evans, T.D.
Fa, J.E.
Fernández-Llamazare, Á,
Garnett, S.T.
Jackson, M.V.
Jonas, H.
Leiper, I.
Malmer, P.
Molnár, Z.
Potapov, P.
Robinson, C.J.
Wang, S.
Watson, J.E.M.
Zander, K.K.
author_facet Fa, J.E.
Watson, J.E.M.
Leiper, I.
Potapov, P.
Evans, T.D.
Burgess, Neil D.
Molnár, Z.
Fernández-Llamazare, Á,
Duncan, T.
Wang, S.
Austin, B.J.
Jonas, H.
Robinson, C.J.
Malmer, P.
Zander, K.K.
Jackson, M.V.
Ellis, E.
Brondizio, E.S.
Garnett, S.T.
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description Intact Forest Landscapes (IFLs) are critical strongholds for the environmental services that they provide, not least for their role in climate protection. On the basis of information about the distributions of IFLs and Indigenous Peoples’ lands, we examined the importance of these areas for conserving the world's remaining intact forests. We determined that at least 36% of IFLs are within Indigenous Peoples’ lands, making these areas crucial to the mitigation action needed to avoid catastrophic climate change. We also provide evidence that IFL loss rates have been considerably lower on Indigenous Peoples’ lands than on other lands, although these forests are still vulnerable to clearing and other threats. World governments must recognize Indigenous Peoples’ rights, including land tenure rights, to ensure that Indigenous Peoples play active roles in decision‐making processes that affect IFLs on their lands. Such recognition is critical given the urgent need to reduce deforestation rates in the face of escalating climate change and global biodiversity loss.
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spelling CGSpace1120542024-08-27T10:36:50Z Importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of Intact Forest Landscapes Fa, J.E. Watson, J.E.M. Leiper, I. Potapov, P. Evans, T.D. Burgess, Neil D. Molnár, Z. Fernández-Llamazare, Á, Duncan, T. Wang, S. Austin, B.J. Jonas, H. Robinson, C.J. Malmer, P. Zander, K.K. Jackson, M.V. Ellis, E. Brondizio, E.S. Garnett, S.T. conservation indigenous peoples landscape Intact Forest Landscapes (IFLs) are critical strongholds for the environmental services that they provide, not least for their role in climate protection. On the basis of information about the distributions of IFLs and Indigenous Peoples’ lands, we examined the importance of these areas for conserving the world's remaining intact forests. We determined that at least 36% of IFLs are within Indigenous Peoples’ lands, making these areas crucial to the mitigation action needed to avoid catastrophic climate change. We also provide evidence that IFL loss rates have been considerably lower on Indigenous Peoples’ lands than on other lands, although these forests are still vulnerable to clearing and other threats. World governments must recognize Indigenous Peoples’ rights, including land tenure rights, to ensure that Indigenous Peoples play active roles in decision‐making processes that affect IFLs on their lands. Such recognition is critical given the urgent need to reduce deforestation rates in the face of escalating climate change and global biodiversity loss. 2020-04 2021-03-08T08:17:07Z 2021-03-08T08:17:07Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/112054 en Open Access Wiley Fa, J.E., Watson, J.E.M., Leiper, I., Potapov, P., Evans, T.D., Burgess, N.D., Molnár, Z., Fernández-Llamazare, Á,, Duncan, T., Wang, S., Austin, B.J., Jonas, H., Robinson, C.J., Malmer, P., Zander, K.K., Jackson, M.V., Ellis, E., Brondizio, E.S., Garnett, S.T. 2020. Importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of Intact Forest Landscapes. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 18(3): 135-140. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2148
spellingShingle conservation
indigenous peoples
landscape
Fa, J.E.
Watson, J.E.M.
Leiper, I.
Potapov, P.
Evans, T.D.
Burgess, Neil D.
Molnár, Z.
Fernández-Llamazare, Á,
Duncan, T.
Wang, S.
Austin, B.J.
Jonas, H.
Robinson, C.J.
Malmer, P.
Zander, K.K.
Jackson, M.V.
Ellis, E.
Brondizio, E.S.
Garnett, S.T.
Importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of Intact Forest Landscapes
title Importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of Intact Forest Landscapes
title_full Importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of Intact Forest Landscapes
title_fullStr Importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of Intact Forest Landscapes
title_full_unstemmed Importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of Intact Forest Landscapes
title_short Importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of Intact Forest Landscapes
title_sort importance of indigenous peoples lands for the conservation of intact forest landscapes
topic conservation
indigenous peoples
landscape
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/112054
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