Description

As part of the Initiative for Conservation in the Andean Amazon (ICAA) program, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing approximately $5 million to address climate change in areas in Bolivia and Colombia where there is significant potential to slow, halt, and reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+). Projects supported by this funding may include support for social and environmental aspects of national REDD+ strategies such as improving the transparency of land titling and tenure in forest zones, creating sustainable forest production alternatives, and building capacity to access carbon markets. This funding is in addition to other assistance provided under the ICAA.