Amazonians call on leaders to heed link between land rights and climate change

As Paris climate agreement comes into force, inhabitants of Amazon rainforest demand recognition of key role their communities play in conservationThe land rights of indigenous people in the Amazon must be recognised if their countries’ commitments on reducing deforestation and lowering or capping carbon emissions are to be realised, according to native leaders from the nine South American countries across which the rainforest spreads.Nearly 300 representatives of the forest’s severa