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The Amazon–Joining Forces to Protect the World’s Largest Rainforest

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One in 10 known species in the world lives in the Amazon, the most culturally and biologically diverse place on the planet. But the Amazon’s ecosystems are at risk.

The World Bank-led and Global Environment Facility (GEF)-financed Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Program (ASL) aims to protect this vast diversity and implement policies to foster sustainable land use and restore native vegetation cover. The ASL is the result of the joint effort from Brazil, Colombia, and Peru (which together contain 83% of the Amazon basin) and partner agencies to develop an integrated program. This video highlights the forest’s biodiversity, some of it’s threats, and the countries’ efforts to conserve over 73 million hectares of forests and bodies of water, ensure landscape connectivity, and support communities and indigenous peoples.