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(.#A.070).- Summit to save the Amazon rainforest. Sept. 7, 2019.
Summit to save the Amazon rainforest.
Sept. 7, 2019.
Seven countries in South America work together.
LETICIA (AFP) - Seven of the nine countries on the territory of which the Amazon extends met on Sept. 6, 2019 in Colombia to urgently define measures to protect the largest tropical forest in the world, threatened by fire and deforestation.
Heads of State and representatives from Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, Suriname and Guyana established this presidential summit for the Amazon in a maloka - large indigenous hut - in Leticia, chief town of the department of Amazonas.
The only missing were Venezuela, which was not invited, and France, whose overseas territory of Guyana also has a large Amazon area.
"We are here to work together to maintain our Amazon," said Colombian President Ivan Duque, opening this meeting he convened with his Peruvian counterpart Martin Vizcarra.
SOVEREIGNTY
His Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro, whose government has been severely challenged by the international community for its management of the serious fires of recent weeks, for his part called on the countries to defend their sovereignty over the Amazon, judging it '' non-negotiable ''.
"We must take a firm position in defense of sovereignty so that each country on its territory can develop the best policy for the Amazon region, and not leave it in the hands of other countries," he said, via videoconference from Brazil.
Mr. Bolsonaro, who did not officially travel for medical reasons, also attacked French President Emmanuel Macron again: '' This international fury only served to cause the leader of a great nation to attack Brazil and endanger our sovereignty. ''
95,596 FIREPLACES
Summit participants must sign the Leticia Pact for the Amazon, a roadmap that "must implement not only the Amazon countries, but also those in the region and the international community", according to the Colombian presidency.
Most of the Amazon rainforest (60%) is found in Brazil, with the rest spread across Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, and French Guiana.
In Brazil, between early January 2019 and September 5, 96,596 fire hotspots, 51.4% of which were in the Amazon, were listed by the Institute for Special Observations (INPE). In Bolivia, fire has devastated 1.7 million hectares since May.
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Summit to save the Amazon rainforest.
Sept. 7, 2019.
Seven countries in South America work together.
LETICIA (AFP) - Seven of the nine countries on the territory of which the Amazon extends met on Sept. 6, 2019 in Colombia to urgently define measures to protect the largest tropical forest in the world, threatened by fire and deforestation.
Heads of State and representatives from Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, Suriname and Guyana established this presidential summit for the Amazon in a maloka - large indigenous hut - in Leticia, chief town of the department of Amazonas.
The only missing were Venezuela, which was not invited, and France, whose overseas territory of Guyana also has a large Amazon area.
"We are here to work together to maintain our Amazon," said Colombian President Ivan Duque, opening this meeting he convened with his Peruvian counterpart Martin Vizcarra.
SOVEREIGNTY
His Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro, whose government has been severely challenged by the international community for its management of the serious fires of recent weeks, for his part called on the countries to defend their sovereignty over the Amazon, judging it '' non-negotiable ''.
"We must take a firm position in defense of sovereignty so that each country on its territory can develop the best policy for the Amazon region, and not leave it in the hands of other countries," he said, via videoconference from Brazil.
Mr. Bolsonaro, who did not officially travel for medical reasons, also attacked French President Emmanuel Macron again: '' This international fury only served to cause the leader of a great nation to attack Brazil and endanger our sovereignty. ''
95,596 FIREPLACES
Summit participants must sign the Leticia Pact for the Amazon, a roadmap that "must implement not only the Amazon countries, but also those in the region and the international community", according to the Colombian presidency.
Most of the Amazon rainforest (60%) is found in Brazil, with the rest spread across Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, and French Guiana.
In Brazil, between early January 2019 and September 5, 96,596 fire hotspots, 51.4% of which were in the Amazon, were listed by the Institute for Special Observations (INPE). In Bolivia, fire has devastated 1.7 million hectares since May.
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