General view of a bridge over the river Zamora near Maikiuants in the Amazon rainforest. People should be paid a fiver a day to help protect the environment in the parts of the world most vulnerable to nature loss, an Edinburgh Uni study has urged.
Researchers said a “conservation basic income” (CBI) could be given to those living in protected areas in low and middle-income countries.
They said cash payments of around £4.40 per day could encourage indigenous people to move away from damaging activities contributing to deforestation, habitat loss and pollution. Introducing a CBI would cost around £380billion a year, […]
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