For the past 20 years or so, a claim has been made in all sorts of outlets, from reports and scientific publications to news articles, that 80% of the world’s biodiversity is found in the territories of Indigenous Peoples. Those using this figure invariably aim to highlight the essential roles that Indigenous Peoples have in conserving biodiversity, and seem to have quoted it in the belief that it is based on solid science.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-02811-wAltmetric score:
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Publication year
2024
Authors
Fernández-Llamazares, Á.; Fa, J.E.; Brockington, D.; Brondízio, E.S.; Cariño, J.; Corbera, E.; Farhan Ferrari, M.; Kobei, D.; Márquez, G.Y.H.; Molnár, Z.; Tugendhat, H.; Garnett, S.T.
Language
English
Keywords
biodiversity, conservation biology, developing countries, indigenous people
