Indigenous lands protect 23% of the Brazilian Amazon, covering more than 100 million hectares, and area the size of Colombia. Maintaining the integrity of these lands is crucial to contain deforestation, maintain the stability of the regional climate, mitigate global climate change, and protect indigenous rights. Indigenous land rights in the Amazon, however, are at important risk. Around 60% of mining concessions in Brazil are in the Amazon region. Indigenous lands have frequently reported illegal mining.
Amazônia em Chamas 9 – O novo e alarmante patamar do desmatamento na Amazônia
Amazônia em Chamas 9 – O novo e alarmante patamar do desmatamento na Amazônia
Desmatamento anual de 2019 a 2021 foi 56,6% maior que entre 2016 e 2018 na Amazônia; terras públicas concentraram 51% do desmatamento no último triênio, 83% dessas de domínio federal.