Despite the resumption of policies that have slashed deforestation in the Amazon, degradation is on the rise as warnings have been issued for close to 163 thousand km² of the biome.
The Federal Program with Municipalities for Reducing Deforestation and Forest Fires in the Amazon should benefit 70 municipalities in the region and help eliminate deforestation by 2030.
The initiative has mobilized seven states plus the Federal District—they hold portions of Brazil’s second largest biome, which occupies a quarter of the country’s territory.
The move is aimed at the Amazon in both Brazil and French Guiana, and comes as part of the Action Plan on the Bioeconomy and the Protection of Tropical Forests, signed by Brazil and France.
On the next leg of their trip, Lula and Macron will inaugurate the new Brazilian submarine on Wednesday morning (27) built at the Itaguaí Naval Complex.
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