The U.S. government committed about US$ 90 million in USAID forest projects in Peru from 2010 through 2019. This is according to data from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

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The U.S. government (USG) provides foreign assistance because it is strategically, economically, and morally imperative for the United States and vital to U.S. national security. – USAID

During the same decade, the U.S. imported about US$ 200 million of forest products from Peru.

After 2015, the value of Peruvian forest products imported into the U.S. dropped dramatically.

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In 2019, USAID committed more dollars in foreign assistance for forest projects in Peru, than Peru received from exports of forest products to the United States.

Despite a decade of USAID foreign assistance for forest projects in Peru, tree cover loss in the country continues its upward trend.

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In fact, in 2020, tree cover loss in Peru was 20% higher than it was in 2016. This was the largest change in tree cover loss of the Amazon countries of Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador.

Here is a list of USAID forest projects in Peru over the decade, their funding obligations, and implementers:

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