Areas of the #Amazon #rainforest that #IndigenousPeoples #protect absorb thousands of tonnes of airborne #pollution each year. This #saves around $2bn annually in #healthcare #costs for the treatment of #respiratory & #cardiovascular #diseases - according to a #study published on 6 April.

The decade-long study #analysed the #health #impacts of #ForestFures in the #Brazilian Amazon.

The study found that #Indigenous #forests #prevent 15m cases of #disease each year.

https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-news/2023/04/11/indigenous-peoples-forest-saving-actions-safeguard-other-peoples-health-too