Pilot finds £2 daily payments to Amazon residents help protect rainforest

A pilot project reportedly found that giving people in the Peruvian Amazon about £2 a day helps protect rainforest. Researchers say almost 90% of participants adopted environmentally beneficial practices.

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1. 20 Oct, 12:00 UTCThe Guardian reports pilot's rainforest findings

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• Giving £2 a day to people in the Amazon helps protect rainforest, pilot project findsThe Guardian