Indigenous rights: the pathway to a livable planet
<p>Today is <a href="http://www.un.org/en/events/forestsday/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">International Day of Forests</a>, a perfect time to recognize the essential role of healthy forests in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, including securing livelihoods, providing clean water, protecting biodiversity and meeting our climate goals. It is also a perfect time to recognize the critical importance of indigenous land rights.</p>
<p>With centuries of traditional knowledge, indigenous peoples have a long and rich history of sustainably caring for their lands and forests. There are more than 370 million indigenous peoples in 90 countries and they maintain forests that are home to 80 percent of terrestrial biodiversity. These forests also represent some of the richest carbon stocks in the world, </p>
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