Climate Benefits, Tenure Costs
The Economic Case For Securing Indigenous Land Rights in the Amazon
Synopsis
A new report offers evidence that the modest investments needed to secure land rights for indigenous communities will generate billions in returns—economically, socially and environmentally—for local communities and the world’s changing climate. The report, Climate Benefits, Tenure Costs: The Economic Case for Securing Indigenous Land Rights, quantifies for the first time the economic value of securing land rights for the communities who live in and protect forests, with a focus on Colombia, Brazil, and Bolivia.
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Land and Resource Rights
Visit ProjectWRI’s Land and Resource Rights project aims to ensure that rural people and the urban poor have secure rights over their land and natural resources.
Part of Environmental RightsEnvironmental Rights
Visit ProjectProtecting people and the planet by strengthening natural resource rights and ensuring that everyone, everywhere, has the information, voice and power to shape environmental decision-making.
Part of Equity & GovernanceIndigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Visit ProjectHelping communities protect their lands and the many benefits they provide
Part of Equity & Governance