Yanine Quiroz covers food, land and nature. Yanine has a BA in Communication Sciences from National Autonomous University of Mexico. She worked as a freelance journalist for Mexican and international media outlets such as Mongabay Latam and China Dialogue. She is also member of the Mexican Network of Science Journalists.
Amazon’s least-deforested areas are due to ‘vital role’ of Indigenous peoples
Only 5% of net forest loss in the Brazilian Amazon occurs in Indigenous territories and protected areas – even though these areas contain more than half of the region’s forest.
February 2, 2023