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For New Global Forest Pledges to Succeed, They Must Center Forest Communities

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It’s About Time: The Climate Community Invests in Securing Community Land

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4 Ways Indigenous and Community Lands Help Fight Climate Change

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Land Ruling Threatens Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples and Climate Commitments

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By the Numbers: Indigenous and Community Land Rights

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Why Community Forest Rights Should Be Part of National Climate Change Policies

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Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is 11 times lower in community forests with strong legal recognition than in other parts of the region. Photo by Kate Evans/Center for International Forestry Research

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Nicaragua's government recognizes 49 percent of the country's forests as community forests--but it wasn't always this way. Photo credit: Lon&Queta, Flickr

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The proposed Sustainable Development Goals leave out a critical component of improving rural livelihoods—securing community land rights. Photo credit: Jane Boles, Flickr

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Legal rights for community forests in the Brazilian Amazon and other areas could prevent 27 million hectares (66 million acres) of deforestation by 2050. Photo Credit: CIFOR/Flickr

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