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World-first basic income trial boosts Indigenous livelihoods and Amazon rainforest protection

A pilot project in which Indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon were given an unconditional basic income significantly improved community well-being, strengthened food security and supported rainforest protection, according to analysis by the University of Bath released today.

World-first basic income trial boosts Indigenous livelihoods and Amazon rainforest protection
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A pilot project in which Indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon were given an unconditional basic income significantly improved community well-being, strengthened food security and supported rainforest protection, according to analysis by the University of Bath released today.

Originally published at Phys.org

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