‘Nature is in need of money’ – Leaders of rainforest nations join talks on saving Amazon
Representatives of rainforest nations in Africa and south-east Asia joined a summit of Amazon countries in Brazil yesterday to begin charting a common course for preservation of the ecologically diverse regions that are crucial in countering climate change.
On Tuesday, leaders and ministers from eight Amazonian nations signed a declaration that laid out plans to drive economic development in their countries while preventing the Amazon’s demise “from reaching a point of no return”.
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