• This article describes that the most efficient way of protecting forests globally is by expanding tribal land rights. 
• The article, available in Spanish and English, discusses the benefits of forests, their ability to fight climate change, where forests are most at risk, and the need for native communities to have more rights. 
• There is also an optional suggestion for a writing assignment and an interactive quiz about the article available on the site. 

Positives

• The article provides a clear and logical argument for the need to increase tribal land rights and protect some of the world's largest forests.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• You must have an account with Newsela to access and distribute the article. In order to create the account, you must provide some basic information, including the name and location of your school.
  

Differentiation

• Civics and social studies classes could use this resource to describe the global benefits of expanding human rights and Indigenous rights.
  
• Similar human rights-based solutions to climate change exist, such as this resource about expanding equal rights for women and girls.
  

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