Payments to Amazon People support forest protection

Researchers in Peru gave Indigenous people in the Amazon rainforest an unconditional basic income of about £2 a day. The study found that nearly 90% of people receiving the payments adopted practices that benefited the environment.

The University of Bath conducted the analysis, which examines how direct payments to communities can help maintain important ecosystems. The project aimed to test whether providing financial stability could encourage behaviours that protect the rainforest.