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Amazonia Forever

A holistic umbrella program for the region's sustainable development that aims to collaborate on forest conservation and climate action, offering economic alternatives to improve people's quality of life.

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Building on the progress made by the Amazon Initiative, and given the growing scientific consensus that the Amazon is reaching an ecological tipping point, we must further increase the impact of our actions in the Amazon.

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Our Approach

Amazonia Forever aims to upscale financing; strengthen the planning and execution of projects to generate impact; share knowledge and evidence-based innovations and leverage expertise to support policy development; and enhance regional collaboration and coordination. As an umbrella program, it invites all relevant stakeholders to join efforts.

Combating Deforestation

Strengthening environmental control and security, in the context of national governments (work with Ministries of the Environment, environmental licensing agencies, and research and monitoring institutes) to combat deforestation.

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People

Provide adequate access to quality education, health care and employment; as well as promoting innovative solutions adapted to the local conditions of the population of the Amazon region.

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Bioeconomy and Creative Economy

Promoting alternative and sustainable economic activities and transforming the use of forest resources to generate value-added products and services to foster a just economic transformation.

Gran variedad de frutos en exhibición. Economía sostenible - Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo - BID
Sustainable Infraestructure & Cities and Connectivity

Promoting resilient infrastructure and connectivity, and sustainable urbanization of the Amazon region. This includes adequate management and planning of urban growth, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, economic development, and social inclusion and equity.

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Sustainable Low Carbon, Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry

Boosting and conserving sustainable and low carbon agricultural production systems as well as the transition to sustainable models of livestock management and forest protection.

In addition, Amazonia Forever will focus on promoting the inclusion of:

Mujer indígena de pie en zona rural. Equidad de género y diversidad - Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo - BID Women, Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants & Local Communities​
Panorámica de un bosque nuboso. Desarrollo rural - Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo - BID Climate, Biodiversity and Forest Conservation
Palacio de justicia de Manaos en Brasil. Modernización del Estado - Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo BID Institutional Capacities & Rule of Law
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Increase Financing
  • Use the Bank's balance sheet more efficiently, allowing it to provide additional lending capacity specifically tailored to the Amazon.
  • Promote new instruments (such as debt-for-nature swaps) that help countries meet their climate commitments; and foster a regional framework that favors the issuance of Amazonian bonds.
  • Increase blended financing, co-financing, technical assistance and grant resources.
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Strengthen the Planning and Execution of Projects
  • Create a Regional Platform of Amazon Partners, to map existing resources -from donors, private investors and resources from Amazonian countries-, to support national authorities on: the identification of financial resources and coordinate efforts, development of investment plans, and providing information for better decision-making.
  • Develop a Project Preparation Facility, in coordination with the Ministers of Finance and Planning, to prepare investment plans for the Amazonian territories, and a solid project portfolio.
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Improve Coordination and Collaboration
  • Share knowledge and evidence-based innovations.
  • Leverage experience to support policy development.
  • Network of Ministers of Finance and Planning and a technical working group established by the Governors of the IDB, and supported by the Bank, to monitor the progress of Amazonia Forever.
  • Forum of Amazon Cities to promote sustainable urban development in coordination with the mayors of the Amazon countries.
  • Green Coalition of National Development Banks of the Amazon region to mobilize resources for the region.
  • Network of Research Institutes of the Amazon. Support territorially based research institutes to take advantage of experience, share knowledge and promote coordination.
  • Support OTCA to expand and facilitate information exchanges between institutions and intergovernmental authorities linked to the study of the Amazon. The objective is to become a reference center for regional scientific-technological information and the sociocultural diversity of the Amazon. 
IDB Projects Amazon Initiative Funds and Donors Maps
IDB, Amazonian Countries and the US Treasury Meet in Belem under Amazonia Forever
Amazonia Forever program marks one-year anniversary with operations portfolio growing to $4.2 billion  BELÉM, Brazil— The U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen, Ministers from the Amazonian countries, and the IDB president, Ilan Goldfajn, met today to discuss opportunities for cooperation...
July 27, 2024
IDB, Banco do Brasil, CAIXA and BNDES Plan to Develop Amazonia for All ETF
RIO DE JANEIRO - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the National Bank for Economic and Social Development of Brazil (BNDES), the Bank of Brazil (BB) and the CAIXA Econômica Federal (CAIXA) plan to develop a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) to be listed on Brazil’s B3 stock exchange as a way to...
July 25, 2024
IDB Lab to Foster Bioeconomy in the Amazon Region with Two New Initiatives
The Inter-American Development Bank's innovation laboratory, IDB Lab, has launched two innovative initiatives to protect biodiversity and promote sustainable development in the Amazon basin. The move was announced in Manaus, Brazil, during the Sustainability Week of IDB Invest, the private sector...
June 12, 2024
LAC Flavors 2024 Meeting of Latin American and Caribbean Food and Beverage Sector to Focus on Amazon Economic Opportunities
LAC Flavors, the main business forum for the food and beverage industry in Latin America and the Caribbean, will take place on June 5 and 6, 2024 in Manaus, Brazil, announced the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).The event, organized in collaboration with ApexBrasil, the Brazilian government's...
April 05, 2024
IDB and Sweden Sign Guarantee Partnership to Boost Amazonia Forever
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — The IDB and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) formalized an exemplary financing guarantee partnership that increases the IDB’s lending capacity for the Amazonia Forever program by $469 million. The partnership was formalized during the...
March 08, 2024
IDB to Launch Art Exhibit: Amazonia: A BioCreativity Hub
The exhibit, a collective call to action to protect the Amazon, will show how nature inspires artistic production in the region The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will open the Amazonia: A BioCreativity Hub art exhibition on January 23. During the inauguration, the artist Olinda Silvano, an...
January 16, 2024
More News
Inter-American-Development-Bank-Amazonia-blogs Keeping Amazonia Forever: a Vibrant Bioeconomy is One of Our Best Defenses Against a Critical Tipping Point

Global concerns are mounting over deforestation and degradation that threaten to push the Amazon rainforest past a “tipping point” and turn it into a savannah. Scientists worry that die-back may already be underway in parts of the Legal Amazon in Brazil. Aware of these threats, presidents from eight Amazon countries were gathered in Belem on August 8 and 9 for a summit to commit to redoubled efforts to end deforestation, protect biodiversity and accelerate “green” development.

A person in a boat on the water. Sustainable Development - Inter-American Development Bank - IDB The Integration of the Amazon Region: 14,000 km of Opportunities

The Amazon Summit highlighted the powerful tool that is regional integration in the preservation of the Amazon region. The focus on union and collaboration between national and local governments, indigenous communities, and multilateral organizations like the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), demonstrates a recognition of interdependence and the need for joint policies.

Two persons holding fruit in a basket. Economic Development - Inter-American Development Bank - IDB Bioeconomía indígena: forjando un futuro sostenible en la Amazonía (This Blog is Available in Spanish)

La Amazonía, la selva tropical más grande del planeta está amenazada por el avance de la frontera geográfica de la economía. Esta amenaza no implica únicamente una continua desaparición de su mega biodiversidad, sino también un impacto negativo a más de sus 50 millones de habitantes de nueve países —y que incluye a más de 511 pueblos indígenas— que dependen de los recursos naturales para su subsistencia y bienestar.

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