Groups backing a universal basic income trial in Peru are hoping that unconditional payments to Indigenous communities will help preserve the Amazon rainforest.
Since November, 188 people living in three Amazonian reserves in central Peru have received cash transfers equivalent to 8.6 Peruvian Soles, or about $2.30, a day.
The project — developed by climate action NGO Cool Earth in conjunction with female-led Indigenous groups — is due to run for two years, with payments totaling about $310,000.The idea is that providing a guaranteed income will remove some of the incentives to become involved in activities that destroy the rainforest.Poverty in […]
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