Giving £2 a day to people in the Amazon helps protect rainforest, pilot project finds
A pilot project in Peru found that providing unconditional cash transfers of £2 a day to Indigenous communities significantly improved environmental conservation efforts. Participants reported reduced food insecurity and increased adoption of sustainable practices like reforestation.
Why it matters
The study provides evidence that direct financial support can empower local communities to act as effective stewards of critical global ecosystems.
The experiment involved three communities in Peru’s Asháninka region. The experiment involved three communities in Peru’s Asháninka region. Amazon rainforest Giving £2 a day to people in the Amazon helps protect rainforest, pilot project finds Researchers say almost 90% of participants in unconditional basic income scheme in Peru adopted environmentally beneficial practices
Prefer the Guardian on Google A pioneering project to provide Indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon with an unconditional basic income has contributed to the protection of the rainforest, according to a study.
The analysis from the University of Bath is expected to contribute to a growing debate about the role of direct payments to communities that maintain globally important ecosystems.
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