Ten years on, Amazon Fund receives applause, criticism, faces new tests

Mongabay
Dec 21, 2018, 12:42 pm138 pts
IPAM, the Amazon Environmental Research Institute an NGO, was granted Amazon Fund resources for a project called “Assentamentos Sustentáveis” (Sustainable Settlements) that received R$25 million ($6.7 million) and ran from 2012 to 2017 in three Brazilian agricultural communities in the Amazon basin. The…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- x.com
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on EcoTopical

Toyota’s first electric pickup is finally here [Images]

Electrek

Toyota’s first electric pickup is finally here [Images] 130

‘Not good’: Ocean losing its greenness, threatening food webs

Mongabay

‘Not good’: Ocean losing its greenness, threatening food webs 127

PHYSorg

How a major Bay Area earthquake could endanger health care access 124

PHYSorg

Climate conference's webpages emit 10 times more carbon than average sites, study says 124

Brazil hosts COP30 with high ambitions — and scaling environmental ambiguities

Mongabay

Brazil hosts COP30 with high ambitions — and scaling environmental ambiguities 124

How much should we really worry about microplastics?

EHN

How much should we really worry about microplastics? 123

Farmers were exposed to roughly twice as many pesticides as general population in EU study

EHN

Farmers were exposed to roughly twice as many pesticides as general population in EU study 123

Rivian board gives founder and CEO RJ Scaringe a new pay package worth as much as $4.6B

Electrek

Rivian board gives founder and CEO RJ Scaringe a new pay package worth as much as $4.6B 121

About EcoTopical

Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator.

Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.

Featured

Anker SOLIX early Black Friday Sale…

Anker SOLIX early Black Friday Sale takes up to 65% off expanded power station…

Governments and billionaires retreat…

Governments and billionaires retreat ahead of COP30 climate talks

BYD Has An Aggressive Plan To Expand…

BYD Has An Aggressive Plan To Expand Into Foreign Markets

The Dreamy Dremax Commuter E-Bike From…

The Dreamy Dremax Commuter E-Bike From Cycrown — CleanTechnica Tested

New Delhi police detain dozens in…

New Delhi police detain dozens in anti-pollution protests

Trump officials set to approve…

Trump officials set to approve ‘forever chemical’ as pesticide ingredient

Tesla loses program manager behind its…

Tesla loses program manager behind its most successful electric car

Novel climate biostress model and sentinel system seek to track global climate…

BasiGo Opens 3 New Electric Bus Charging…

BasiGo Opens 3 New Electric Bus Charging Hubs In Nairobi Capable of Charging 100…

The US Green Hydrogen Industry Is Taking…

The US Green Hydrogen Industry Is Taking Its Show On The Road