PROAMAZONÍA, an ambitious program implemented in Ecuador from 2017 to2023, reduced deforestation and CO2 emissions. The program linked national emission reduction efforts, priority agendas, and productive policies within the REDD+ “Forests for Good Living” 2016-2025 framework. PROAmazonía achieved 7 million tons of CO2 equivalent emission reductions from deforestation, contributing to Ecuador’s NDC. The program was composed of GCF and GEF-funded projects, executed by Ministries of the Environment, Water and Agriculture and Livestock and UNDP.

It laid solid foundations for REDD+ financing and governance in Ecuador, leaving an invaluable legacy.