Supporting the reduction of pressure on forest ecosystems in Amazonia.
What is the Amazon Bioeconomy and Forests Management Multi-Donor Trust Fund (AMDTF)?
The AMDTF is one of the main donor funds of Amazonia Forever Program. Its primary purpose is to support national and subnational entities, and public and private entities, in the Amazonian countries to plan, design and implement investments to halt deforestation, increase forest restoration and conservation, and improve sustainable landscape management in the Amazonia region.
To date, the AMDTF has received a total commitment of over USD 50 million from five donor countries: Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Italy.
* December 2024. Numbers are updated after the release of the Annual Report
Indigenous peoples support fund kicks off with Peru projects Cali, COLOMBIA – Peru's indigenous organization AIDESEP has become the first such group to get a project approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), a move that will improve its bioenterprise management capabilities and the quality of production of 25 indigenous enterprises in nine Amazon regions. It will also invest in the execution of Indigenous Life Plans, upholding their perspective on economic development, food sovereignty and territorial protection, as well as in the implementation of its indigenous bioeconomy
BRASILIA – IDB Lab, the innovation arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group, today launched two initiatives to promote biobusinesses in the Amazon region as part of the Amazonia Forever program. The partnerships were announced during the Brasil Investment Forum, an event promoted by the Brazilian Government with IDB support to showcase investment opportunities in Brazil. The Amazon was one of the topics discussed among the panels. In partnership with Conexsus and the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the first initiative aims to increase revenues for community-based biobusinesses in the
The president of the IDB and Spain’s first vice president co-chaired a meeting showcasing progress made by the Amazonia Forever umbrella program. The IDB and the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization signed a collaboration agreement to advance the program’s objectives. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain – The president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Ilan Goldfajn, and the first vice president and minister of economic affairs and digital transformation of Spain, Nadia Calviño, today co-chaired a meeting of ministers and representatives of Amazon countries, European member countries
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PANAMA CITY – The President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Ilan Goldfajn, met today with representatives from Amazon and donor countries to discuss the urgent call for coordinated action to protect the ecosystems of the Amazon Basin. The meeting took place during the Annual Meeting of the IDB and IDB Invest Boards of Governors in Panama. Amazon countries reaffirmed their strong commitment to curb deforestation and identify sustainable methods to protect the forest, providing real economic opportunities for local communities. Representatives from Amazon countries and IDB non
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