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(RFI).- Presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva And Emmanuel Macron On Tuesday they launched a plan to invest in sustainable economy in the Amazonat the beginning of the
(RFI).- Presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva And Emmanuel Macron On Tuesday they launched a plan to invest in sustainable economy in the Amazonat the beginning of the Frenchman’s visit to Brazil to strengthen relations between both countries.
In a symbolic gesture Lula received Macron in Belema city in the north of the country, which in 2025 will host COP30 against climate change. From there they took a boat to the nearby island of Kombu.
Both leaders posted photos on their social media to show the harmony that prevailed during the meeting, which will last three days.
Lula posted the image on his account. X where they, dressed in white shirts, shake hands while They float along the river, smiling and looking at the horizon.
Macron, for his part, took a “selfie” in which he looks jubilant surrounded by Lula, his wife Janya And cacique Roaniamong other indigenous leaders, in the Amazon jungle.
Under the plan announced Tuesday, France and Brazil They hope to attract “€1 billion of public and private investment over the next four years.” ($1.08 billion) to invest in bioeconomy projects in the Brazilian and Franco-Guyanese Amazon, according to the roadmap document.
The idea is to combine “Conservation and sustainable management of forests” With “economic valorization” their territories, putting “Indigenous peoples and local communities at the center of decision-making”– the document says.
Lula did fighting deforestation in the Amazon the priority of his third term.
The destruction of Brazilian forests in 2023 was almost halved compared to the previous year.
60% of the Amazon is in Brazil.
With a special envoy RFIValerie Gus.
When Emmanuel Macron and Lula arrived, night had already begun to fall on the jungle. The two presidents sailed together for an hour. A river cruise and first meeting in the humid air of Belém, wearing shirt sleeves, to show your closeness and relaxed attitude, before arriving on the island of Combu, where Chief Raoni, leader of the water peoples, protector of the indigenous people.
The man and the symbol to whom Emmanuel Macron awarded the Legion of Honor:
Together with my friend President Lula, today we are making a common cause for the Amazon, which is theirs and which is a treasure trove of biodiversity and the place where so many indigenous peoples have built their lives and traditions. They are repositories of the art of living. I am glad that we can congratulate you at this time.
The ceremony took place in the heart of the Amazon jungle. The setting itself had a message. Raoni’s speech was even more shocking.
Raoni called on Emmanuel Macron and Lula to continue fight for the environment against deforestation and asked them to support his candidacy for the Nobel Peace Prize. This was Emmanuel Macron’s first visit to Brazil and demonstrated the French head of state’s intention to make environmental protection a common goal with Brazil.
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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