Expanding Protected Areas in the Tropical Andes Through Local and Indigenous Stewards

Date Awarded 12/2021 Amount Granted $15M Programs Conserving & Restoring NatureandEnvironmental Justice Partners Rainforest Trust Rainforest Trustwill support the creation of six million hectares of new or expanded protected or conserved areas by 2025 in the Andes and Western Amazon by re-granting and matching 85% of Bezos Earth funding to local organizations and Indigenous Peoples groups that steward protected and conserved areas. The initiative will save species from extinction and maintain critical ecosystem function, mitigate climate change by reducing emissions and locking up carbon for the long-term, and safeguard or enhance the protection of human rights and the livelihoods of local and indigenous people.