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Basic income for Amazon communities helped protect forest, study finds
A University of Bath study found that an unconditional basic income for Indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon contributed to forest protection, with almost 90% of participants adopting environmentally beneficial practices.
Why it matters
The findings add evidence to debates about direct payments as a conservation tool.
Background
Indigenous communities manage large areas of the Amazon. Researchers are testing whether cash transfers reduce pressure to clear forest.
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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