Forests under indigenous people more protected, says new report

Forests under indigenous people more protected, says new report

Question-Which organisation released the ‘Forest Governance by Indigenous and Tribal Peoples’ report?
(a) FAO
(b) ADB
(c) World Bank
(d) IMF
Ans. (a)
Related Facts-

  • Deforestation rates are significantly lower in indigenous and tribal territories, where governments have formally recognized collective land rights, according to a new report.
  • Improving the tenure security of these territories is an efficient and cost-effective way to reduce carbon emissions, showed the report jointly published by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC).
  • On an average, indigenous and tribal territories in the Amazon Basin lost 0.17 per cent of the carbon stored in their forests each year between 2003 and 2016 due to deforestation and forest degradation, said the report.
  • In contrast, forests outside indigenous territories and protected areas lost 0.53 per cent each year, 0.36 per cent more than the indigenous territories, the report said.

By-Yogesh pratap Singh

Reference- http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/1391139/icode/.