Bringing clean water to the community of Pueblo Neuvo

The Nii Kaniti REDD+ project is having a critical positive impact on reducing global emissions by the avoided deforestation of a highly threatened area of the Peruvian Amazon. But it’s not just carbon that this project addresses. By working alongside seven indigenous communities of the Shipibo-Conibo and Cacataibo ethnic origin, the project, implemented by Peruvian…

An ecotourism lodge with a purpose

Near the Tambopata River in the Madre de Dios region of Eastern Peru, an ecolodge is nestled in the jungle. It’s called the Posada Amazonas, and is an initiative of the indigenous Ese Eja community of Infierno, who use climate finance from the sale of carbon credits to support sustainable livelihoods opportunities that protect their…