🦒"#Africa’s natural richness, coupled with the wealth of #Indigenous & local knowledge on the continent, is central to, and constitutes a strategic asset for, the pursuit of #SustainableDevelopment" —@IPBES Africa's Assessment on #Biodiversity ➡️ipbes.net/sites/default/file…

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@IPBES has released two key reports that cite vital conservation role of Indigenous & local communities. First one drew on Indigenous knowledge to document threats to one million species at risk; the second suggested land rights for forest peoples can reduce pandemic risk.
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