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The role of the Amazon in regulating the global climate cannot be underestimated. The Amazon basin is an extraordinary haven of biodiversity, home to 40% of the world's remaining tropical forests and 25% of the Earth's biodiversity. But the consequences of climate disruption cannot be ignored, given that 75% of the world's land surface has been considerably modified by man. Safeguarding the Amazon ecosystem is essential for our collective future.
UNESCO is committed to helping the countries of the Amazon region strengthen their resilience, in particular through its Amazon project, supported by LVMH. This project supports the resilience of ecosystems and has two objectives: to better protect nature and to better support local communities and indigenous populations. The project has already trained nearly 500 people in fire management and supported more than 30 bioeconomy initiatives in ecotourism, and production of honey, cocoa, coffee, essential oils and handicrafts.
Because biodiversity conservation and socio-economic development go hand in hand.
The role of the Amazon in regulating the global climate cannot be underestimated. The Amazon basin is an extraordinary haven of biodiversity, home to 40% of the world's remaining tropical forests and 25% of the Earth's biodiversity. But the consequences of climate disruption cannot be ignored, given that 75% of the world's land surface has been considerably modified by man. Safeguarding the Amazon ecosystem is essential for our collective future.
UNESCO is committed to helping the countries of the Amazon region strengthen their resilience, in particular through its Amazon project, supported by LVMH. This project supports the resilience of ecosystems and has two objectives: to better protect nature and to better support local communities and indigenous populations. The project has already trained nearly 500 people in fire management and supported more than 30 bioeconomy initiatives in ecotourism, and production of honey, cocoa, coffee, essential oils and handicrafts.
Because biodiversity conservation and socio-economic development go hand in hand.
