“A 2026 randomized trial in Brazil compared flexible and zero-deforestation payments for environmental services and measured forest protection and cost-effectiveness.”

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0.7066 under ledger-default@0.3.0 at snapshot 27745 for all claims together. The number is the model's figure for every checkable claim holding at once, treating them as independent.

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Checked in Galedra: score 0.71, mostly supported · not yet reviewed by anyone else “A 2026 randomized trial in Brazil compared flexible and zero-deforestation payments for environmental services and measured forest protection and cost-effectiveness.” https://galedra.org/investigations/01a0ea77-ab44-7e50-9ab0-57545cffae1a

“In a Brazilian Amazon randomized trial, a flexible payment-for-environmental-services contract produced 31% less participant deforestation than a stringent zero-deforestation contract during the peak period (95% CI 2%–60%; d = 0.12).”

Supported · 0.8808 under ledger-default@0.3.0 at snapshot 27745 · review checks 1 of 4 · provisional until audited.

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“In the same trial, the flexible payment contract's reported cost per hectare of forest saved was 3,056 BRL, versus 4,360 BRL for the stringent contract.”

Supported · 0.8022 under ledger-default@0.3.0 at snapshot 27745 · review checks 1 of 4 · provisional until audited.

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