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Eight South American nations met at the Amazon Summit, agreeing on efforts to protect the rainforest but failing to mention deforestation.

One reason weather can cause more damage when the world gets hotter is because warmer air can hold more moisture.

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.

Amazon nations seek common voice on climate change, urge developed world to help protect rainforest | 2023-08-09 09:07:51

A summit in Brazil sees the countries that share the Amazon basin agree only to a new alliance on the issue.

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, …

The members of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization, or ACTO, sought to chart a common course on how to combat climate change.

Eight Amazon nations agreed to a list of unified environmental policies and measures to bolster regional cooperation at a major rainforest summit in Brazil on Tuesday but failed to agree on a common goal for ending deforestation. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has staked his international reputation on improving Brazil's environmental standing,…

A troubled Black Sea.

But divisions among members continue to plague cooperation on everything from climate change to oil drilling.