Brazil, France launch $1.1 billion program to protect Amazon

By Ueslei Marcelino BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Brazil and France on Tuesday launched an investment program to protect the Brazilian and Guyanese Amazon rainforest involving 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in private and public funds over the next four years. The announcement was made during French President Emmanuel Macron’s three-day visit to the South American country,…

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