Many indigenous groups are very well organized, and they are also willing to use force to defend their lands.
By building a policy-sensitive crystal ball for the Amazon, we are able to identify the most important policy levers for reconciling economic development with conservation.
We were thus able to compare parks in isolated areas, under practically no pressure, with Indian lands in areas disputed by loggers and agribusiness.
There is a notion that the presence of people can be harmful to the environment. But this is not always true.
