UPDATE:
The Rainforest Resilience Fund
Until now, remote rainforest communities have kept the virus at bay, with many indigenous communities closing their territories.
But nearby roads have made this hard to maintain. Extractive industries continue to exploit the surrounding forest, ignoring safety protocol and increasing the risk of the virus spreading.
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Empowerment
Community members' wellbeing improves, making them able to deal with challenges that arise.
Financial Resilience
With regular and sustainable incomes, people are under less pressure to sell or cut their forest during a crisis.
Conservation and biodiversity
Communities lead on conservation activities, building on environmental knowledge of their forest and climate change.
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