The network, called the Amazon Region Protected Areas program, is almost three times larger than all US national parks combined.
WWF and our partners launched an approach called P roject Finance for Permanence in Brazil to protect 150 million acres of the Brazilian Amazon. We joined public and private entities to raise $215 million to create, consolidate, and maintain a network of 114 protected areas. The network, called the Amazon Region Protected Areas program, is almost three times larger than all US national parks combined.