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Indigenous Territories can safeguard human health depending on the landscape structure and legal status. Communications Earth & Environment.
Researchers analyzed 20 years of data across the Amazon to assess how Indigenous Territories, their legal recognition, and surrounding landscapes influence fire-related and zoonotic/vector-borne diseases. Findings reveal that Indigenous Territories can reduce fire-related disease incidence and, depending on forest cover and fragmentation, help mitigate or amplify zoonotic/vector-borne disease risks.
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Research & Reports
Barreto, J.R., Palmeirim, A.F., Sangermano, F., et al.
Unseen scars: Understanding the mental health burdens of climate change on indigenous and rural Peruvian women. PLOS Climate.
Researchers highlight the significant but often overlooked mental health consequences of climate change affecting Indigenous and rural Peruvian women. Through walking interviews with 48 women across Peru’s diverse ecological regions, they documented how environmental disruptions trigger psychological distress that intensifies existing social vulnerabilities.
Land Use and Land Cover ChangeGovernance and Policy
Safeguarding Planetary Health in the Bolivian Amazon: A Call to Action Against Deforestation
This policy brief examines how deforestation in the Bolivian Amazon threatens environmental and human health, deepens inequality, and disrupts livelihoods. It offers data-driven, equity-focused policy recommendations to protect ecosystems and vulnerable communities.
Wildlife hunting and the increased risk of leprosy transmission in the tropical Americas: A pathogeographical study. Infectious Diseases of Poverty.
Armadillo hunting plays a significant role in human leprosy transmission. Solutions are proposed to mitigate future outbreaks in tropical regions facing rapid environmental change and persistent poverty.