Researchers found that almost 90% of participants adopted beneficial practices, including reforestation and reducing forest burning. The two-year initiative also improved food security and reduced migration for employment, allowing residents to remain in their communities.

The project, managed by UK charity Cool Earth, provided 211 people across three communities with six payments of 1,032 Peruvian soles each, equivalent to approximately £2 daily.

Households unable to afford nutritious food fell from 73% to 26%, while migration for work declined from 43% to 18%. The study covered just over 500 hectares of forest and did not directly measure ecological changes.

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