Well-preserved Amazon rainforest on Indigenous lands can protect people from diseases, study finds

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Well-preserved Amazon rainforest on Indigenous lands can protect people from diseases, study finds
A new study reveals that well-preserved Amazon rainforest areas managed by Indigenous peoples have lower disease rates in surrounding regions.
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