Publication by the Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon (COIAB) in partnership with the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM) presents indigenous perspectives and their foundations for a plan for fighting climatechange.
The drivers and impacts of Amazonforest degradation
Approximately 2.5 × 10⁶ square kilometers of the Amazon forest are currently degraded by fire, edge effects, timber extraction, and/or extreme drought, representing 38% of all remaining forests in the region. Carbon emissions from this degradation total up to 0.2...