Virginia Tech: Researchers Find Secure Land Rights Protect the Rainforest
November 22, 2025
November 22, 2025
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 22 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Researchers find secure land rights protect the rainforest
A new collaborative study shows that secure land tenure, not just legal titles, helps curb deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.
By Max Esterhuizen
Who owns the rainforest - and who has the right to use it - might seem like a simple question.
But in the Brazilian Amazon, . . .
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Researchers find secure land rights protect the rainforest
A new collaborative study shows that secure land tenure, not just legal titles, helps curb deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.
By Max Esterhuizen
Who owns the rainforest - and who has the right to use it - might seem like a simple question.
But in the Brazilian Amazon, . . .