Amazon countries, led by Brazil, sign a rainforest pact
Eight countries home to the Amazon River basin agreed on initiatives to curtail deforestation. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Eight countries home to the Amazon River basin agreed on initiatives to curtail deforestation. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Lula, who took power in January, promised to repair Brazil's environmental and international reputation after four "disastrous" years under former President Jair Bolsonaro.
But Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela fail to agree joint goal to end forest destruction by 2030
The eight nations sharing the Amazon basin—Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela
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.