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Study finds basic income for Amazon communities in Peru aided forest protection
A University of Bath analysis found that an unconditional basic income of about £2 a day for Indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon contributed to protecting the rainforest. Almost 90% of participants adopted environmentally beneficial practices, researchers said.
Why it matters
The findings add evidence to debates on paying local communities to conserve forests.
Background
The Amazon is a major carbon sink under pressure from deforestation. Indigenous territories have been linked to lower deforestation rates.
The story so far
- Study finds basic income for Amazon communities in Peru aided forest protection
- Basic income for Amazon communities helped protect forest, study finds
- Basic income trial improves livelihoods and forest protection in Peruvian Amazon
Sources
- The Guardian ↗Oct 20, 8:00 AM ET
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