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

<p>Researchers say almost 90% of participants in unconditional basic income scheme in Peru adopted environmentally beneficial practices</p><p>A pioneering project to provide Indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon with an unconditional basic income has contributed to the protection of the rainforest, according to a study.</p><p><a href="https://purehost.bath.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/396480700/Fighting_the_climate_crisis_with_reciprocity_final.pdf">The analysis</a> from the University of Bath is expected to contribute to a growing debate about the role of direct payments to communities that maintain globally important ecosystems.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/20/unconditional-basic-income-amazon-rainforest-peru-study">Continue reading...</a>