Countries pledge
billions to protect rainforests
The
US, Australia, France, Japan, Norway and Britain will make
3.5 billion US dollars available for developing countries
that produce ambitious plans to slow and eventually reverse
deforestation.
16/12/2009 - US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the
United States and five other countries have pledged 3.5
billion US dollars over the next three years to a program
aimed at protecting rainforests.
The
other countries are Australia, France, Japan, Norway and
Britain. The US portion is one billion dollars.
Vilsack
says the money will be available for developing countries
that produce ambitious plans to slow and eventually reverse
deforestation.
The
American plan was announced Wednesday at UN climate talks
in Copenhagen, where 193 nations are trying to negotiate
a new climate pact. Reversing deforestation is an important
part of the talks because deforestation is estimated to
account for about 20 percent of global greenhouse emissions.
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