Amazonia Viva Program

The Amazonia Viva Program is a large-scale initiative requesting 200 million USD from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and 699.47 million USD in co-financing from the World Bank to protect the Amazon biome. The program targets a total of 3 million beneficiaries, including 993,609 direct beneficiaries, and aims to mitigate 8,468,951 tCO2eq over 20 years. It is structured into three components: National Programs and Actions, Regional Cooperation, and Program Management. Key interventions include securing land tenure, restoring degraded lands, promoting agroforestry, and strengthening transboundary governance and climate monitoring. The program specifically focuses on vulnerable groups, including Indigenous Peoples and Afro-descendants, who manage nearly 50% of the Amazon's territories.

• The Amazon biome is approaching a critical tipping point where 20–25% deforestation could transform the region into a savannah, potentially releasing 32 billion tons of carbon dioxide over the next 30 years.
• Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants, and local communities are critical for conservation, managing nearly 50% of the Amazon's territories and storing approximately 30% of its aboveground carbon, with deforestation rates in these areas being 50% lower than in unmanaged regions.
• The program aims to mitigate 8,468,951 tCO2eq over its 20-year lifespan, primarily through afforestation, which accounts for 95% of the estimated mitigation potential.
• The program targets 3 million total beneficiaries, consisting of 993,609 direct beneficiaries and 2,006,391 indirect beneficiaries, representing approximately 6.4% of the total population within the Amazon biome.
• The total financing for the program is 899.47 million USD, comprising 200 million USD from the GCF (split equally between grants and loans) and 699.47 million USD in co-financing from the World Bank.
• The program is structured into three components: National Programs and Actions (focused on land tenure, restoration, and sustainable management), Regional Cooperation (focused on transboundary connectivity and policy harmonization), and Program Management.
• Significant economic and financial barriers impede climate action in the Amazon, including the fact that only 1% of global climate finance between 2015 and 2020 was directed toward land-use programs in the region.
• The program intends to bring 228.9 million hectares under improved management, including 183.2 million hectares of protected areas and 45.6 million hectares of Indigenous Peoples' territories.
• Gender inequality is a pervasive issue in the region, with women often facing systemic exclusion from decision-making and a high prevalence of gender-based violence, affecting one in three women according to World Bank estimates.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2025). Amazonia Viva Program. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp284.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Amazonia Viva Program. 2025. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp284.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2025amazonia, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Amazonia Viva Program}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2025}, month = nov, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp284.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }