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Question: What percentage of the world’s land surface is managed by Indigenous Peoples according to the FAO?

Answer: Answer: Approximately 28%.
Brief Info: Their lands include ecologically intact forests and critical biodiversity hotspots.

(Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation, 07 Nov 2025)

Source Link: https://www.fao.org/forestry/our-focus/forests-people/indigenous-people-and-traditional-forest-related-knowledge/en?utm_source=chatgpt.com