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ANALYSIS-How Biden could use foreign and trade policy to protect the Amazon rainforest Reuters 2/18/2021 U.S. urged to engage Brazil in climate diplomacy Economic incentives, trade deals could help stem deforestation Law could stop imports of products from illegally cleared land
By Anastasia Moloney and Fabio Teixeira
BOGOTA/RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A s U.S. President Joe Biden develops his climate change agenda for the global stage, foreign and trade policies could also be used to tackle the thorny issue of rising deforestation in the Amazon, researchers and former officials said.
A U.S. executive order issued by Biden in January to address the profound climate crisis requested officials to develop a plan for promoting the protection of the Amazon rainforest and other critical ecosystems that serve as global carbon sinks .
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BOGOTA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As U.S. President Joe Biden develops his climate change agenda for the global stage, foreign and trade policies could also be used to tackle the thorny issue of rising deforestation in the Amazon, researchers and former officials said.
A U.S. executive order issued by Biden in January to address the “profound climate crisis” requested officials to develop a “plan for promoting the protection of the Amazon rainforest and other critical ecosystems that serve as global carbon sinks”.
During his election campaign, Biden also raised the prospect of mobilizing $20 billion toward safeguarding the Amazon.
By Laurie Goering
LONDON, Jan 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Addressing interconnected global challenges - from COVID-19 to climate change and inequality - will require rethinking international institutions, leadership and where solutions come from, governance experts said this week. The global order is really frayed - it s disintegrating in front of our eyes. That s a real threat to any attempt to sort things out, said Mo Ibrahim, a businessman and philanthropist who has worked to improve governance in Africa.
An increase in nationalistic leaders in powerful countries was making solving the world s problems harder, he and other experts told an online event on global challenges organised by the University of Birmingham s Institute for Global Innovation.
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