Amazon Basin Green Transition Initiative : America regional

Amazon Basin Green Transition Initiative : America regional
 

The European Union Commission adopted in June 2019 a Communication promoting the protection and restoration of forests globally. 

The main purpose of the Amazon+ Programme is to strengthen the capacity of the eight Amazon basin countries (Colombia 🇨🇴, Bolivia 🇧🇴, Brazil 🇨🇬, Ecuador 🇪🇨, Guyana 🇬🇾, Peru 🇵🇪, Suriname 🇸🇷 and Venezuela 🇻🇪) to mitigate CO2 emissions, adapt to climate change, reduce deforestation and protect biodiversity. It focuses on combating deforestation, forest degradation and promoting sustainable forest management. It also seeks to prevent, monitor, control, combat and remediate the impacts of forest fires. It also focuses on the development and implementation of environmental and forest governance policies and mechanisms, with the active participation of local communities and indigenous peoples in the Amazon basin.

USEFUL LINKS 

• Amazon Basin
• Amazonia +  Global Gateway
• Amazonia+ programme website
• Video: Integrated fire management with the Amazonia + programme

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