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People-powered projects tackle a key driver of deforestation: poverty.
Cash generation eases financial hardship. People-powered projects such as sustainable income generation, food security and education can help stop the need to sell rainforest as a last resort for much needed cash. Improving health and sanitation facilities also helps to further strengthen rainforest communities and ensure that they are less vulnerable to threats like loggers.
People who live in rainforest have already suffered many injustices before bearing the brunt of climate breakdown. Now those who contribute the least carbon emissions suffer the most and do the most work to undo the damage.
By giving people exactly what they need to thrive in spite of these pressures, rainforest and the carbon stored in it will stay there for thousands of years to come.
The people-powered projects you champion enable social and economic growth that helps communities leapfrog threats to the forest.
Jaime, Cutivireni resident, at a participatory mapping exercise with the Cool Earth team.
