Brazil and Germany team up on climate change and deforestation
Brazil and Germany team up on climate change and deforestation
21 August 2015
Germany has pledged €550m to help Brazil's deforestation and energy efficiency programmes as part of a new climate change agreement between the two countries.
Following Angela Merkel’s state visit to Brasilia on Thursday, the two countries issued a joint statement calling for an ambitious agreement at the Paris climate talks in December.
Brazil President Dilma Rousseff promised to end deforestation by 2030, while Germany also donated €23m to help Brazil establish a rural land registry aimed at increasing monitoring of the Amazon.
"Brazil is the key to all goals related to the climate," said Merkel. She added that the biodiversity of the rainforest was as important as its carbon absorption.
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