Amazon indigenous groups propose Mexico-sized 'corridor of life'

World's biggest protected area would stretch across borders from Andes to Atlantic

Indigenous groups in the Amazon have proposed the creation of the world's biggest protected area, a 200m-hectare sanctuary for people, wildlife and climate stability that would stretch across borders from the Andes to the Atlantic.

The plan, presented to the UN Conference on Biodiversity in Egypt on Wednesday, puts the alliance of Amazon communities in the middle of one of the world's most important environmental and political disputes.