Amazon Indigenous Forests Reduce Disease Risk Across Eight Countries

Indigenous Warning on Amazon Now Has Science to Back It Up

There's an idea that Indigenous people have lived by for thousands of years: Every time humans cut into the Amazon rainforest or burn or destroy parts of it, they're making people sick. Now, a new study in the journal Communications Earth & Environment adds to the scientific evidence supporting that...

Amazon Indigenous Forests Reduce Disease Risk Across Eight Countries

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/amazon-indigenous-forests-reduce-disease-risk-across-eight-countries/Indigenous-managed forests across the Amazon Basin significantly reduce the incidence of 27 diseases affecting the region’s 33 million residents, according to new research published in Communications Earth and Environment. The study examined health data from 1,733 municipalities …

Indigenous Lands in the Amazon Help Protect Against Disease by Preserving Ecosystems

A recent study has found that well-preserved areas of t […]