Indigenous peoples are crucial for conservation – a quarter of all land is in their hands
- Written by Stephen Garnett, Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
Maasai women on a conservation project in Kenya.Joan de la Malla, Author provided
Indigenous peoples have a deep and unique connection to the lands they inhabit. This connection has persisted throughout the world, despite centuries of colonisation, displacement and suppression of their cultural identities.
What has never been appreciated is the...
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