Research shows financial incentives reduce deforestation in regions near conservation areas, indicating broader ecological benefits.
Intact tropical lowland forests still exist in the Ecuadorian Amazon – within and beyond conservation areas. Logged forests close to conservation areas were less degraded than logged forests in other landscapes. Deforestation decreased in parishes that had financially compensated conservation areas.
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