Indigenous Defenders: Why Tribes Do Conservation Better Than Conservationists

GRANTA Magazine published a book excerpt that cites a 2017 Resources blog post about the value of Indigenous-led conservation.

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Date

Aug. 27, 2021

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

GRANTA Magazine

To the west, in the Peruvian Amazon, the story is similar. Where Indigenous communities have the title to their land, it ‘reduces clearing by more than three-quarters and forest disturbance by roughly two-thirds,’ says Allen Blackman of the Washington think tank Resources for the Future.

Topics

Land Use, Forestry, and Agriculture

Related People

Allen Blackman

Nonresident Fellow

Allen Blackman is a nonresident fellow at RFF. His work on industrial pollution control analyzes public disclosure programs, economic incentive instruments, and voluntary regulation.

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