Indigenous rights are key to preserving forests, climate change study finds

Leaving forests in communal hands cuts carbon emissions from deforestation, helps communities and offers long-term economic benefits: ‘Everyone wins’The world’s indigenous communities need to be given a bigger role in climate stabilisation, according to a new study that shows at least a quarter of forest carbon is stored on communal land, particularly in Brazil.The research by a group of academic institutions and environmental NGOs is the most comprehensive effort yet to quanti