A regional approach to save the Amazon

Marielos Peña-Claros; Carlos Nobre

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A regional approach to save the Amazon

Marielos Peña-Claros, Carlos Nobre

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Abstract

Early in August this year, a high-profile summit was held in Belém, Brazil, where the eight Amazonian countries discussed the future of the Amazon. The nations recognized that the Amazon is very close to reaching a tipping point for turning into a degraded ecosystem. The result of their discussions was the Belém Declaration, an ambitious plan to protect and conserve the Amazon forests and to support Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Concern arose, however, because they failed to agree on attaining zero deforestation by 2030 and on avoiding new explorations in the Amazon for fossil fuel. The Declaration also lacks specific and measurable indicators. The ministers of Foreign Affairs therefore have a very important role in further refining the agenda and deadlines so that the Belém Declaration can be implemented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1261
Number of pages	1
Journal	Science (New York, N.Y.)
Volume	381
Issue number	6664
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adk8794
Publication status	Published - 22 Sept 2023

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