4 June 2011
Brazzaville — Leaders from the world’s three largest forest basins said they would work together to tackle deforestation, on the final day of a weeklong conference, in Brazzaville.
Heads of state and ministers from countries in the Amazon, Congo and Borneo-Mekong basins signed a declaration recognising the need to protect their forests in the fight against climate change, but stopped short of agreeing on a formal structure for co-operation.
Before the announcement, Brazilian minister of Environment Izabella Teixeira said that the summit was a chance for very different countries with similar forestry concerns to talk.
The declaration saw Guyana’s president Bharrat Jagdeo appointed roving ambassador representing the interest of the three forest basins.
Earlier in the day he had delivered a speech warning developed countries that poorer nations could abandon attempts to conserve their natural resources if funding issues weren’t resolved.
The declaration also called for the international community to support efforts to avoid deforestation.
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Forest Summit Promises Closer Ties for Poor Nations