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Deforestation Threatens Public Health. Securing Indigenous Land Rights Can Help, Researchers Find


A new peer-reviewed study examined the impact Indigenous territories have on human health in two categories of diseases, finding that municipalities located close to Indigenous lands with intact forests have a reduced risk.

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