USAID Closure Impacts Rainforest Conservation

February 5, 2025 – The dissolution of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will have a serious impact on a number of aid programs in South America, including the protection of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.USAID’s largest program in Brazil is the Amazon Biodiversity Conservation Partnership, which works to conserve the rainforest and support the livelihoods of indigenous people, and agencies such as the Comité de Pueblos Indígenas de Roraima (CPRM), which has already laid off staff and canceled some of its activities due to a lack of funding. The program’s main focus is on the Amazon Biodiversity Conservation Partnership (ABCP).