WELL-PRESERVED AMAZON RAINFOREST ON INDIGENOUS LANDS CAN PROTECT PEOPLE FROM DISEASES, STUDY FINDS
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✍️ A new study finds that preserving the Amazon rainforest and recognizing Indigenous peoples' rights to their lands can improve human health.
👉 The study found that preserving the Amazon rainforest and recognizing Indigenous peoples' rights to their lands can improve human health. 👉 The researchers analyzed data on forest quality, legal recognition of Indigenous territory, and disease incidence in countries that border and include the Amazon. 👉 The study found that instances of several diseases were lowered in areas where forest was set aside for Indigenous peoples who maintained it well. 👉 The researchers used creative methods to account for other variables that can affect the spread of diseases, such as access to healthcare in a given area.
-- #FranciscoHernándezCayetano #PaulaPrist #KristieEbi #MagdalenaHurtado #JamesMacCarthy #JuliaBarreto #Amazon #Brazil #PeruvianAmazon #Belem #Bogota,Colombia #environment
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