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The Amazon Basin Conservation Initiative (ABCI) seeks to build capacity and commitment for effective 
stewardship of the Basin’s nationally and globally important biological diversity and environmental services.
In its first five years (2006-2011) ABCI will be supported by $50 million from USAID and $15 million from
partner organizations. This document provides a brief overview of the Amazon regional context, ABCI’s
strategic approach, and the various programs that ABCI is supporting. ABCI will complement ongoing
conservation initiatives in the Amazon Basin by building the capacity of local institutions to address emerging
conservation threats and opportunities at larger scales. ABCI’s vision is to build effective, multiple-country
constituencies for conservation by establishing and strengthening institutional networks across the Amazon Basin. This vision will be achieved by strengthening participating institutional consortia, building linkages between them, and  developing shared approaches to conservation across the region together with regional partners and national governments.