French President Amazon Forest Fire Improvement Measures, etc. Discussion at G7 Summit August 25, 034
G7 Summit = President Macron of France, chaired at the seven major summits, gave a TV speech on the 24th, and in the summit, forest management has been taking place at a record pace in the South American Amazon. He also indicated that he would like to discuss with other countries about how to provide support for rehabilitation.
President Macron gave a speech on TV on the main agenda items ahead of the G7 Summit, which will open in Biarritz, southwestern France from the 24th.
Among them, President Macron said about the forest fires that occurred at a record pace in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, “Amazon is a treasure trove of biodiversity and produces oxygen and absorbs carbon dioxide. "I was concerned about the fire spreading."
He said, “It is not just a call, but we will bring together power with each country and support Brazil and neighboring countries.” In addition to supporting firefighting activities, we will manage forests together with NGOs and indigenous people for forest restoration. Proposed to search for improvement measures, and expressed their desire to discuss with each country.
President Macron will take the Amazon forest fire as a specific example of a serious environmental problem as the global warming countermeasures, which are positioned as an important issue of the summit, are not in line with each other and cannot be expected to produce significant results. And there seems to be some speculation that I want to help the warming debate.