The visible and invisible drivers of biocultural loss in the Amazon

Mairon G. Bastos Lima

doi:10.1002/pan3.70322

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The visible and invisible drivers of biocultural loss in the Amazon

Journal article / Science and policy must engage with Indigenous and local knowledge systems to address accelerating biocultural loss in the Amazon region.

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SEI’s Cleo Verkuijl in SDG Knowledge Hub: animals remain missing from global development agenda

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