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Amazon countries pledge to work together to protect forests

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epa07798484 A handout satellite image made available by Maxar Technologies shows a fire burning in the upper Amazon River basin near Porto Velho, state of Rondonia, Brazil, 15 August 2019 (issued 28 August 2019). Seven Brazilian states have formally requested the help of the military to fight the fires burning in the Amazon. EPA-EFE/SATELLITE IMAGE ©2019 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES / HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT: SATELLITE IMAGE ©2019 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES - The watermark may not be removed/cropped HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Seven Latin American countries have agreed to co-operate on satellite monitoring, disaster responses and reforestation in response to this summer’s wave of fires, which have devastated thousands of hectares of Amazon rainforest.

The presidents of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia, and representatives from Guyana and Suriname attended the summit. Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, whose country hosts almost two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest, phoned in via a video link because of impending surgery.

The 16-point Leticia agreement did not announce any specific financial pledges. It laid out areas for planned co-operation, including monitoring fires and other disasters, restoring and reforesting burnt areas, and a commitment to research, education and awareness-raising activities on the role and function of the Amazon.

Via Financial Times

Topics Amazon