Importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of Intact Forest Landscapes

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Importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of Intact Forest Landscapes. / Fa, John E.; Watson, James E.M.; Leiper, Ian; Potapov, Peter; Evans, Tom D.; Burgess, Neil D.; Molnár, Zsolt; Fernández-Llamazares, Álvaro; Duncan, Tom; Wang, Stephanie; Austin, Beau J.; Jonas, Harry; Robinson, Cathy J.; Malmer, Pernilla; Zander, Kerstin K.; Jackson, Micha V.; Ellis, Erle; Brondizio, Eduardo S.; Garnett, Stephen T.

In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Vol. 18, No. 3, 2020, p. 135-140.

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Harvard

Fa, JE, Watson, JEM, Leiper, I, Potapov, P, Evans, TD, Burgess, ND, Molnár, Z, Fernández-Llamazares, Á, Duncan, T, Wang, S, Austin, BJ, Jonas, H, Robinson, CJ, Malmer, P, Zander, KK, Jackson, MV, Ellis, E, Brondizio, ES & Garnett, ST 2020, 'Importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of Intact Forest Landscapes', Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 135-140. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2148

APA

Fa, J. E., Watson, J. E. M., Leiper, I., Potapov, P., Evans, T. D., Burgess, N. D., Molnár, Z., Fernández-Llamazares, Á., Duncan, T., Wang, S., Austin, B. J., Jonas, H., Robinson, C. J., Malmer, P., Zander, K. K., Jackson, M. V., Ellis, E., Brondizio, E. S., & Garnett, S. T. (2020). Importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of Intact Forest Landscapes. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 18(3), 135-140. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2148

Vancouver

Fa JE, Watson JEM, Leiper I, Potapov P, Evans TD, Burgess ND et al. Importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of Intact Forest Landscapes. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 2020;18(3):135-140. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2148

Author

Fa, John E. ; Watson, James E.M. ; Leiper, Ian ; Potapov, Peter ; Evans, Tom D. ; Burgess, Neil D. ; Molnár, Zsolt ; Fernández-Llamazares, Álvaro ; Duncan, Tom ; Wang, Stephanie ; Austin, Beau J. ; Jonas, Harry ; Robinson, Cathy J. ; Malmer, Pernilla ; Zander, Kerstin K. ; Jackson, Micha V. ; Ellis, Erle ; Brondizio, Eduardo S. ; Garnett, Stephen T. / Importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of Intact Forest Landscapes. In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 2020 ; Vol. 18, No. 3. pp. 135-140.

Bibtex

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title = "Importance of Indigenous Peoples{\textquoteright} lands for the conservation of Intact Forest Landscapes",
abstract = "Intact Forest Landscapes (IFLs) are critical strongholds for the environmental services that they provide, not least for their role in climate protection. On the basis of information about the distributions of IFLs and Indigenous Peoples{\textquoteright} lands, we examined the importance of these areas for conserving the world's remaining intact forests. We determined that at least 36% of IFLs are within Indigenous Peoples{\textquoteright} lands, making these areas crucial to the mitigation action needed to avoid catastrophic climate change. We also provide evidence that IFL loss rates have been considerably lower on Indigenous Peoples{\textquoteright} lands than on other lands, although these forests are still vulnerable to clearing and other threats. World governments must recognize Indigenous Peoples{\textquoteright} rights, including land tenure rights, to ensure that Indigenous Peoples play active roles in decision-making processes that affect IFLs on their lands. Such recognition is critical given the urgent need to reduce deforestation rates in the face of escalating climate change and global biodiversity loss.",
author = "Fa, {John E.} and Watson, {James E.M.} and Ian Leiper and Peter Potapov and Evans, {Tom D.} and Burgess, {Neil D.} and Zsolt Moln{\'a}r and {\'A}lvaro Fern{\'a}ndez-Llamazares and Tom Duncan and Stephanie Wang and Austin, {Beau J.} and Harry Jonas and Robinson, {Cathy J.} and Pernilla Malmer and Zander, {Kerstin K.} and Jackson, {Micha V.} and Erle Ellis and Brondizio, {Eduardo S.} and Garnett, {Stephen T.}",
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RIS

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AU - Watson, James E.M.

AU - Leiper, Ian

AU - Potapov, Peter

AU - Evans, Tom D.

AU - Burgess, Neil D.

AU - Molnár, Zsolt

AU - Fernández-Llamazares, Álvaro

AU - Duncan, Tom

AU - Wang, Stephanie

AU - Austin, Beau J.

AU - Jonas, Harry

AU - Robinson, Cathy J.

AU - Malmer, Pernilla

AU - Zander, Kerstin K.

AU - Jackson, Micha V.

AU - Ellis, Erle

AU - Brondizio, Eduardo S.

AU - Garnett, Stephen T.

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N2 - Intact Forest Landscapes (IFLs) are critical strongholds for the environmental services that they provide, not least for their role in climate protection. On the basis of information about the distributions of IFLs and Indigenous Peoples’ lands, we examined the importance of these areas for conserving the world's remaining intact forests. We determined that at least 36% of IFLs are within Indigenous Peoples’ lands, making these areas crucial to the mitigation action needed to avoid catastrophic climate change. We also provide evidence that IFL loss rates have been considerably lower on Indigenous Peoples’ lands than on other lands, although these forests are still vulnerable to clearing and other threats. World governments must recognize Indigenous Peoples’ rights, including land tenure rights, to ensure that Indigenous Peoples play active roles in decision-making processes that affect IFLs on their lands. Such recognition is critical given the urgent need to reduce deforestation rates in the face of escalating climate change and global biodiversity loss.

AB - Intact Forest Landscapes (IFLs) are critical strongholds for the environmental services that they provide, not least for their role in climate protection. On the basis of information about the distributions of IFLs and Indigenous Peoples’ lands, we examined the importance of these areas for conserving the world's remaining intact forests. We determined that at least 36% of IFLs are within Indigenous Peoples’ lands, making these areas crucial to the mitigation action needed to avoid catastrophic climate change. We also provide evidence that IFL loss rates have been considerably lower on Indigenous Peoples’ lands than on other lands, although these forests are still vulnerable to clearing and other threats. World governments must recognize Indigenous Peoples’ rights, including land tenure rights, to ensure that Indigenous Peoples play active roles in decision-making processes that affect IFLs on their lands. Such recognition is critical given the urgent need to reduce deforestation rates in the face of escalating climate change and global biodiversity loss.

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