BRASILIA, Aug 2 — Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva today said that next week’s summit of Amazon region nations will seek to draw up a common policy for the first time to protect the rainforest.
The eight countries of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisation (ACTO) will meet Aug. 7-8 in the city of Belem at the mouth of the Amazon river.
The summit will deal with forest conservation and security along the borders, Lula said, adding that private businesses will be asked to help with the reforestation of 30 million hectares of degraded land. — Reuters
