Overview

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $5.2 million to build public and private institutional capacity to improve forest and environmental governance, support efforts to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+), identify and plan for climate change vulnerabilities, and strengthen climate change risk assessment in Peru. In addition, activities will support the preservation of Peru's highly biodiverse and threatened Amazon region, providing climate change benefits by protecting forests that serve as sinks for greenhouse gases. As the government of Peru develops its Low Emission Development Strategy (LEDS), program activities will be aligned with the policy and technical priorities defined in that strategy.