US$140 MILLION AMAZON FINANCE INITIATIVE Effective long-term protection for the Peruvian Amazon came a step closer this year when President Martín Vizcarra gave his seal of approval to the Patrimonio Natural del Perú (Peru's Natural Heritage) project (see page 25). The innovative public-private partnership will deliver US$140 million to protecting and effectively managing national parks covering nearly 17 million hectares of Amazon rainforest - with half the funds committed by the Peruvian government and the rest from private and public sector donors such as the Global Environment Facility and the Andes Amazon Fund. It's part of our Earth for Life initiative, a partnership approach to creating long-term financial stability for protected areas, which has helped secure similar commitments in Brazil, Bhutan and Colombia. Installing a camera trap in the Tabaconas-Namballe National Sanctuary in Peru. TOGETHER [ WITH T BY WORKING WITH GOVERNMENTS AND PUBLIC SECTOR FINANCE ORGANIZATIONS, WE WWF-INT Annual Review 2019 page 42