“…However, because local governments need to apply for such support and to already present then a well-designed project, there have been significant regional imbalances (Ferreira et al, 2017). Most funds have flown to richer municipalities in Brazil's South and Southeast Regions, while highly biodiverse but economically vulnerable regions such as the Amazon have continued to lack adequate support (Caccia-Bava et al, 2017;Gondim et al, 2022).…”