Meeting at the Amazon Forest Fire Funding from Germany and France is absent from Brazil September 24, 7:02
A meeting on the theme of the tropical rainforest of the South American Amazon, which has been hit by a large-scale forest fire, was held in conjunction with the United Nations General Assembly at a call from France and other countries, and it was decided to newly contribute funds to support related countries. . However, Brazil, which is opposed to France, is absent and casts a shadow on international cooperation.
The meeting was held at the UN headquarters on the 23rd at the call of French President Macron and other leaders, including international leaders such as Colombia and Bolivia, which hold the Amazon rainforest, and international organizations and NGOs.
And France has committed $ 100 million (about 11 billion yen) to rehabilitate and protect the rainforest, and Germany has announced $ 250 million (about 27 billion yen). We have newly contributed funds to support
Meanwhile, Brazil, which has much of the Amazon rainforest, was absent.
President Macron said, “Everyone wants to work with Brazil” and expressed his expectations for future cooperation.
However, Brazil's President Borsonaro has deepened the confrontation that President Macron has criticized Amazon's protection policy, and the worsening relationship has cast a shadow over international cooperation towards rainforest protection .