Shout out to certain Indigineous communities, particularly the Wampis Nation, for expelling the Incas and Western colonial and corporate interests to preserve the rainforest.

Scientific evidence supports Indigenous conservation effectiveness across the Amazon. Lands legally titled to Indigenous peoples have lower deforestation rates than untitled Indigenous lands. In Peru, titling Indigenous lands between 2002 and 2005 reduced forest clearing by more than three-quarters and forest disturbance by roughly two-thirds. Areas under Indigenous management serve as robust carbon sinks, capturing 340 million metric tons annually—equivalent to the UK’s annual fossil fuel emissions.

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