Eight Amazon rainforest nations face divisions over blocking new oil drilling and ending deforestation when they meet at the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization summit.
SAO PAULO — Eight Amazon rainforest nations are expected to face divisions over proposals to block new oil drilling and end deforestation when they meet on Tuesday for their first summit in 14 years.
But at a pre-summit meeting last month, Colombian President Gustavo Petro pushed his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to block all new oil development in the Amazon. Brazil is weighing whether to develop a potentially huge offshore oil find near the mouth of the Amazon River. Asked whether oil would factor into an accord at the summit, Brazilian diplomats told journalists last week that a joint statement was still being negotiated and economic development more broadly was under discussion.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Indianapolis organization raising awareness about teen bullying and suicideSisters Standing Together wants everyone to know they're not alone. They held an anti-bullying and suicide summit with guest speakers, dances and essay readings.
Read more »
Durst Organization scores new Empire State Development HQ at 655 Third AveThe just-signed lease for 117,181 square feet might be Midtown’s largest new lease so far this year.
Read more »
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation - United States Department of StateDigital Month Events Follow Us on Social Media High Level Meeting on Health & the Economy Watch August 6 Live, 9:00 am PT: (English) | Chinese Taipei | Japanese | Spanish Under the theme “Creating a Resilient and Sustainable Future for All,” we plan to build a more interconnected, innovative, and inclusive APEC region. From […]
Read more »
Black Health Matters throwing health expo next week in HarlemBlack Health Matters, an organization focused well being services with positive solutions, is gearing up to holds its health summit next week in Harlem.
Read more »
Exclusive: Amazon Indigenous chief Raoni warns of disaster if deforestation not stoppedRaoni Metuktire, an Indigenous chief from Brazil's Amazon, will urge the region's head of state meeting here this coming week to step up their efforts to preserve the rainforest that is vital to his people's survival and the global climate.
Read more »
Environmentalists step up Amazon monitoring as fire season picks upEnvironmentalists warn that the Brazilian Amazon could be in for a bad burning season despite a drop in deforestation this year, as years of accumulated destruction and the arrival of El Nino could turn swathes of the jungle into a tinderbox.
Read more »