U.S. and Brazil 9:18 on September 14 to co-establish Amazon protection investment fund
The American Trump administration has agreed to establish a 10 billion yen investment fund in collaboration with Brazil to protect the South American Amazon, which is hit by a massive fire. The Brazilian government, which emphasizes the development of Amazon, is criticized, but the Trump administration, skeptical of global warming, keeps pace.
In the Amazon rainforest, forest fires are expanding at a record pace and there are concerns about the impact on global warming.
Under such circumstances, Brazilian Foreign Minister Araujo visited Washington on the 13th and met with US Secretary of State Pompeio.
In order to protect Amazon's biodiversity, the two sides agreed to establish a privately-led investment fund of US $ 100 million, or ¥ 10.8 billion in Japanese yen.
At the conference, Secretary Pompeio said, “I am confident that we will cooperate in a new field with Brazil.”
On the other hand, Foreign Minister Alaujo said, “Development of Amazon is the only way to protect forests and we want to cooperate with the United States for that purpose,” and emphasized that the American understanding was gained by responding to Amazon.
France's President Macron and others criticize the response to forest fires as Brazil's Borsonaro government prioritizes development and is reluctant to protect forests, but the Trump government skeptical of global warming keeps pace with Brazil It is a shape.