The United Kingdom wants to join Germany and Norway in funding the Amazon Fund in Brazil, says minister.
"It's something we're seriously considering," said Therese Coffey, adding that the British government is already in talks with the fund's current partners, Norway and Germany.
Sputnik - On Monday (2), the British Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Therese Coffey, said that the United Kingdom is "seriously" considering joining the Amazon Fund to finance sustainability in the rainforest.
"It's something we're seriously considering," Coffey told Reuters, adding that the British government is already in talks with the fund's current partners, Norway and Germany – who donated $1,2 billion (R$ 6,5 billion) to create the initiative – about how to get involved.
Coffey also stated that London has much to offer Brazil, from rural sustainability programs and low-carbon architecture to helping mobilize funds with its strength as a global center for green finance.
The fund was frozen by the government of Jair Bolsonaro, which alleged irregularities in projects managed by NGOs without offering any evidence.
However, one of Lula's first decisions in office was to revoke Bolsonaro's policies that had weakened environmental protection and contributed to deforestation reaching its highest level in 15 years, including a measure that encouraged mining on protected indigenous lands.
The minister came to Brazil for the inauguration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and met with her Brazilian counterpart, Marina Silva, the Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Favaro, and the Minister of Indigenous Peoples, Sônia Guajajara.
At the same time, Coffey reported that the governor of Pará, Helder Barbalho invited her to visit the vast Amazonian state to see projects in the rainforest.
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