Created 32 years ago, the group aims to establish integrated policies and deepen relations between member countries in the discussion on Amazon-related issues, promoting cooperation and sustainable development in the Amazon region.
Mourão, who chairs the Amazon Council, said the work of the Amazon Forces in tackling the issue this year started late, in May, but, he added, it was still capable of reducing an even further increase, expected at over 20 percent.
President Jair Bolsonaro said that the fight against the illegal wood trade in Brazil hinges on international collaboration involving other countries, especially European nations, as the continent is seen as the destination of a significant portion of smuggled shipments of the product.
In his address at the 12th summit meeting of Brics countries, the president once again rebutted the “attacks” the country has been dealt concerning wild fires and deforestation in the Amazon region. “I believe that, after the disclosure [of the list], relevant to everyone, this practice will decrease considerably in this region,” he declared.
Biden accused Trump of not using his influence to help protect nature, and pledged, if elected, to attempt to gather other countries to pay Brazil $20 billion for forest conservation, under threat of economic sanctions.
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