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Cutting down and clearing trees is second only to burning fossil fuels as a creator of carbon emissions. Fighting the climate crisis becomes inexplicably harder without forests

Cutting down and clearing trees is second only to burning fossil fuels as a creator of carbon emissions. Fighting the climate crisis becomes inexplicably harder without forests

An attempt to empower forest-rich countries in the tropics as well as indigenous and local peoples was represented by the Amazon Summit, which brought

(Image: Cícero Pedrosa Neto / Amazônia Real / IPS) An attempt to empower forest-rich countries in the tropics as well as indigenous and local peoples was

Belem, Brazil, Aug 9 (EFE).- The countries that make up the Amazon River basin called here Wednesday on developed nations to provide the funding needed to keep the rainforest intact while promoting sustainable development. That message was expressed at the close of the fourth meeting of heads of state and government of member countries of …

(CNN) — Eight South American countries failed to agree on a common goal to save the critically vulnerable Amazon from deforestation following a landmark summit in Brazil Tuesday, a concerning outcome as the world’s largest rainforest acts as a key buffer against the climate crisis.

BRASILIA. KAZINFORM - On Tuesday, August 8, the presidents of the Amazon countries released the Belém Declaration, a document that unifies the shared objectives of the eight signatory nations under the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (ACTO), focusing on the regions collective agenda, Agencia Brasil reports.

The Global Forest Coalition (GFC) is an international coalition of NGOs and Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations defending social justice and the rights of forest peoples in forest policies.

Eight South American countries failed to agree on a common goal to save the critically vulnerable Amazon from deforestation following a landmark summit in Brazil Tuesday, a concerning outcome as the world’s largest rainforest acts as a key buffer against the climate crisis.

Belem, Brazil, Aug 8 (EFE).- Officials from the eight member-states of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (OTCA) agreed here Tuesday on “a new common agenda in the Amazon” that will be respectful of national legislation in each country. The 113 points of the Belem Declaration include the establishment of the Amazon Alliance to Fight Deforestation, …