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Fear of more coronavirus-like pandemics as land rights ‘under siege’

Deforestation Brazil 2018

Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Governments’ failure to recognise the land rights of indigenous communities and their role in protecting biodiversity could lead to more coronavirus-like pandemics, researchers said on Tuesday. A study of more than 40 countries found many local people’s land claims were being ignored, amid increasing deforestation and wildlife exploitation, which may be […]