Colombia: Colombia Grants ‘Historic’ Protections to Rainforest, Indigenous Groups

Apr 13, 2018 | Morgan Erickson-Davis, Mongabay
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In a move described as “unprecedented,” Colombia’s president Juan Manuel Santos announced Tuesday that the country intends to add 8 million hectares (80,000 square kilometers or 31,000 square miles) to its protected areas. That same day, Santos also signed a decree granting indigenous communities the ability and autonomy to govern their own territories.