The Ford Foundation recently investigated the link between forest rights and climate change in Latin America. According to a recent report, stopping deforestation and reforesting could reduce greenhouse gas emissons by 30 percent.
Giving forest rights back to the traditional communities, who depend on these forests for their livelihood, would decrease deforesting and thereby reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Watch a video showing the sacrifices traditional communities are willing to make for their forests