Amazon Regional Fund

The UK is partnering with Bolivia, Ecuador, Guyana and Peru, under the Amazon Regional Fund (ARF) to address key drivers of deforestation, by accelerating action on climate change and sustainable growth through the UK PACT Programme.

To deliver on climate and nature objectives, UK PACT funding has been prioritised for the Amazon biome with the objective of halting and reversing forest loss and land degradation by 2030. 

The fund currently works in Bolivia, Ecuador, Guyana and Peru to address key drivers of deforestation, by delivering projects which are climate change mitigation-focused and also demonstrate climate change resilience/ adaptation co-benefits where relevant.

 

Our portfolio

In the coming years, the Amazon Regional Fund will be looking to expand into other countries, addressing more key sectors to accelerate climate transitions, such as renewable energies and green finance.   

Strengthening and enhancing capacities of Guyana's Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification System

Led by: Global Green Growth Institute

Building opportunities for sustainable growth in the Ecuadorian Amazon and Loja

Led by: United Nations Development Programme

Improving climate governance and developing carbon positive value chains in the Indigenous territory of Charagua Iyambae

Led by: Fundación Natura

Strengthening integral forest fire management and governance in the department of Santa Cruz to facilitate registration in ART/TRESS to reduce forest emissions

Led by: Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza

Strengthening the REDD+ National Policy and its Benefit-Sharing Programme in Ecuador

Led by: Wildlife Conservation Society

Traceability solution for a sustainable soybean supply chain in Bolivia

Led by: Fundación Solidaridad Latinoamericana

Accelerating biodiversity conservation in the Peruvian Amazon: Innovative and inclusive financial mechanisms for a sustainable Peru

Led by: Global Green Growth Institute

Development and promotion of sustainable land management practices for the Amazonian peatlands in Peru

Led by: WCS

Fostering sustainable infrastructure at Amazonian regional governments

Led by: The Nature Conservancy

Protocols for public-private mechanisms to generate and promote CSA innovations in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Led by: Agrifood Investments Advisory (AIA)

Strengthening Bio-business for access to international markets: Adding value to Tropical Forests and Peatlands in Peru

Led by: Rainforest Alliance

Strengthening Ecuador's sustainable finance governance mechanism

Led by: Global Green Growth Institute

Previous projects

Fostering deforestation-free cattle ranching in Madre de Dios, Peru

Led by: World Wide Fund for Nature

Community-led monitoring of emissions reductions from sustainable management of Amazonian peatlands supporting Peru’s NDCs

Led by: Instituto De Investigaciones De La Amazonia Peruana (IIAP)

Developing Bolivia's National Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) system with local monitoring as an NDC commitment

Led by: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Bolivia

Enhancing actions towards sustained GHG emissions reductions in Bolivia and Ecuador by strengthening MRV systems in AFOLU sectors

Led by: Practical Action

Amazon InnovaTec: strengthening the MRV of smallholder farms in the Peruvian Amazon

Led by: Stichting Interkerkelijke Aktie Voor Latijns Ameriksolidaridad (Solidaridad)

Measuring the positive impacts of implementing sustainable production strategies in the provinces of Zamora Chinchipe and Morona Santiago

Led by: United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

Enhancing capabilities for forest monitoring and reduction of deforestation in Bolivia

Led by: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Facilitating Dialogue Towards the Effective Protection of Uncontacted Indigenous Peoples (PIACI) in Perú

Led by: Instituto del Bien Común

Supporting capacity-building and infrastructure planning for sustainable infrastructure in the Amazon

Led by: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)

Transitioning to climate smart and deforestation free agriculture in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Led by: Fundación Fautapo