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Norway joins fight to save Amazon | Norway joins fight to save Amazon |
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Norway has pledged $1bn (£500m) to a new international fund to help Brazil protect the Amazon rainforest. | Norway has pledged $1bn (£500m) to a new international fund to help Brazil protect the Amazon rainforest. |
The donation is the first to the fund which Brazil hopes will raise $21bn to protect Amazon nature reserves. | The donation is the first to the fund which Brazil hopes will raise $21bn to protect Amazon nature reserves. |
Norway's prime minister said the project was important in the fight to reduce global warming. | Norway's prime minister said the project was important in the fight to reduce global warming. |
Brazil is one of the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters, with three-quarters of its total coming from the burning of trees in the Amazon. | Brazil is one of the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters, with three-quarters of its total coming from the burning of trees in the Amazon. |
The money will be released over seven years to promote alternatives to forest-clearing for people living in the Amazon, and support conservation and sustainable development. | The money will be released over seven years to promote alternatives to forest-clearing for people living in the Amazon, and support conservation and sustainable development. |
The Amazon rainforest Largest continuous tropical forestShared by nine countries65% Brazilian territoryCovers 6.6m sq km in total Pop: 30m - 23.5m are in Brazil Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg said: "Efforts against deforestation may give us the largest, quickest and cheapest reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. | The Amazon rainforest Largest continuous tropical forestShared by nine countries65% Brazilian territoryCovers 6.6m sq km in total Pop: 30m - 23.5m are in Brazil Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg said: "Efforts against deforestation may give us the largest, quickest and cheapest reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. |
"Brazilian efforts against deforestation are therefore of vital importance if we shall succeed in our campaign against global warming," he added. | "Brazilian efforts against deforestation are therefore of vital importance if we shall succeed in our campaign against global warming," he added. |
The Brazilian government wants to raise $21bn through foreign donors by 2021, although President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva has insisted that the Amazon's preservation is Brazil's responsibility. | The Brazilian government wants to raise $21bn through foreign donors by 2021, although President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva has insisted that the Amazon's preservation is Brazil's responsibility. |
He welcomed Norway's pledge, saying: "The day that every developed country has the same attitude as Norway, we'll certainly begin to trust that global warming can be diminished." | He welcomed Norway's pledge, saying: "The day that every developed country has the same attitude as Norway, we'll certainly begin to trust that global warming can be diminished." |
Japan, Sweden, Germany, South Korea and Switzerland are said to be considering donating to the fund, which was launched last month. | Japan, Sweden, Germany, South Korea and Switzerland are said to be considering donating to the fund, which was launched last month. |
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