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Stepping Up Protection for Native Groups in Voluntary Isolation
2013-03-26 23:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: In the dense Amazon rainforest of Peru, there are five reserves inhabited by indigenous groups who have chosen to remain totally or partially isolated from the rest of society. But these areas are not officially demarcated as indigenous lands, and only one is protected with a control post. The authorities responsible for them are now attempting to reinforce protection of these vulnerable populations, ignored for years by the state. "A reserve is an instrument to protect the rights of these...
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