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Amazon nations fall short of agreed goal to end deforestation

2023-08-09 10:29
A summit in Brazil sees the countries that share the Amazon basin agree only to a new alliance on the issue.
Amazon nations fall short of agreed goal to end deforestation

The eight countries that share the Amazon basin have fallen short of an agreed goal to end deforestation.

Delegates from the countries are meeting in the Brazilian city of Belém for a two-day summit on the issue, the first such gathering in 14 years.

A joint declaration on Tuesday created...