This map shows the Amazon according the land tenure: private and public areas (protected areas, indigenous lands, undesignated areas, and rural settlements).
Amazon in flames 8 – Deforestation, fire and ranching on public lands
Amazon in flames 8 – Deforestation, fire and ranching on public lands
Public lands, which include indigenous lands (ILs), conservation units (CUs) and undesignated public land, occupy about 276 million hectares in the Amazon biome - if it were a European country, it would only be smaller in territory than Russia. These areas are...