PLoS Biology (Mar 2010)

Indigenous lands, protected areas, and slowing climate change.

  • Taylor H Ricketts,
  • Britaldo Soares-Filho,
  • Gustavo A B da Fonseca,
  • Daniel Nepstad,
  • Alexander Pfaff,
  • Annie Petsonk,
  • Anthony Anderson,
  • Doug Boucher,
  • Andrea Cattaneo,
  • Marc Conte,
  • Ken Creighton,
  • Lawrence Linden,
  • Claudio Maretti,
  • Paulo Moutinho,
  • Roger Ullman,
  • Ray Victurine

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000331
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 3
p. e1000331

Abstract

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Recent climate talks in Copenhagen reaffirmed the crucial role of reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD). Creating and strengthening indigenous lands and other protected areas represents an effective, practical, and immediate REDD strategy that addresses both biodiversity and climate crises at once.