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Quiet story: a pilot found that paying Amazon residents about £2 a day helped protect the rainforest (Guardian only)

A University of Bath analysis of a Cool Earth pilot with 211 Asháninka people in Peru found that almost 90% adopted forest-positive practices after receiving unconditional payments of about £2 a day. Food insecurity fell from 73% to 26%. Only one rated outlet (The Guardian, centre-left) carried it in our sample. Sources: The Guardian. More coverage

Only one rated outlet (The Guardian, centre-left) carried it in our sample.

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The GuardianCentre-leftThe Guardian and its companion publication, the Sunday newspaper The Observer, are owned by Guardian Media Group plc (GMG). Scott Trust Limited was created in 1936 to ensure the editorial independence of the publications and owns Guardian Media Group plc (GMG). source