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Amazon Prosperity 

Amazon Prosperity protects forests and biodiversity, improves livelihoods for small producers and Indigenous communities in Peru and Bolivia, and cuts carbon emissions through agroforestry, inclusive value chains, and landscape management.
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Huánuco province
-9.7075055
-76.17837390000001
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Palos Blancos 
-15.5838801
-67.2520138
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Alto Beni 
-15.6231638
-67.4238381
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Padre Abad 
-8.731377199999999
-75.52766989999999
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Leonicio Prado 
-11.0329234
-76.8951551
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Caranavi province
-15.7485829
-67.4483363
Peru, Bolivia
Project duration
2025 - 2028

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The Amazon Prosperity project is critical because it addresses the urgent issue of deforestation in Peru, which has led to the loss of over four million hectares of tree cover and the release of 2.6 gigatons of CO2 emissions. This project is also necessary due to the socioeconomic struggles faced by regions like Huánuco and Ucayali, which, despite their economic potential in agriculture and tourism, rank lowest in regional competitiveness in Peru. In Bolivia, the project is needed to tackle high poverty rates and over-dependence on agriculture, which exacerbates environmental degradation and economic vulnerability, especially in areas like Alto Beni and Palos Blancos. The project also seeks to implement sustainable practices and improve livelihoods by addressing both ecological and economic challenges in the Amazon rainforest, fostering collaboration between Peru and Bolivia to share insights and adapt strategies. Ultimately, the Amazon Prosperity project aims to promote a landscape approach to conservation, enhance biodiversity, and support the native communities and small producers to improve their livelihood.

The Project

Project activities tackle deforestation as well as biodiversity loss and improve the livelihood of small producers and native communities in the Amazon rainforest of Peru and Bolivia. Our approach is to introduce new agroforestry practices and create incentives by integrating smallholder farmers into value chains. In parallel, it supports local actors to improve their landscape management and have plans and implementation strategies to preserve and sustainably use their precious rainforests. Interventions:

  1. Improving the cooperation for sustainable rainforest planning and use to enhance landscape development by addressing weak governance capacities that hinder planning and management, particularly in protected areas.
  2. Promoting better access to markets by building capacities of smallholder farmers to meet the requirements of and access high value markets.
  3. Promoting innovation for sustainable agriculture practices to enhance productivity and efficiency of smallholder farmers.

 

Project goals

Amazon Prospertity aims to improve the cooperation for sustainable rainforest planning and use to enhance landscape development by addressing weak governance capacities that hinder planning and management, particularly in protected areas. The main objective is to foster a shared vision among key stakeholders and formulate collaborative work plans focused on participatory and sustainable management.

The project also promotes better access to markets by building capacities of smallholder farmers to meet the requirements of and access high value markets.

Finally, promoting innovation for sustainable agriculture practices will enhance productivity and efficiency of smallholder farmers.

All these goals are pursued in close collaboration with selected local partners who are empowered to manage and own the activities and anchor them in their permanent offering. 

Expected Results 2025 - 2028

  • 2 407 smallholder farmers (35% women, 1 926 in Peru, 210 of them micro enterprises in sustainable tourism) benefit from training, services and technologies to improve their production and services and make them more climate resilient.
  • 1 383 farmers (35% women, 1 063 in Peru, 51 of them micro entrepreneurs in tourism) improve their income thanks to innovations in production and better market access.
  • 1 149 hectares of land (954 in Peru) with improved soil quality due to land restoration leading to the reduction and capturing of 18 380 tons of CO2 (15 264 in Peru).
  • 604 representatives of farmers and Indigenous people (33% women, 64 in Bolivia) and trained in leadership and landscape governance.
  • 6 plans (2 in Peru) and regulations for the conservation and sustainable use of the landscape developed with farmers, Indigenous people, and local institutions.

Financing partners

This project is part of the Swisscontact Development Programme, which is co-financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA.