Rich should help Amazon forests, summit says

[ccharles000]

Nine nations in the Amazon region have called on rich countries to provide poorer nations with the funds to preserve forests.

The nations, meeting in Manaus, Brazil, also discussed supporting a 40% reduction in global emissions by 2020.

The meeting comes shortly before the key global summit on climate change in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The Amazon nations agreed on broad principles rather than concrete steps, correspondents said.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva chaired the meeting of delegates from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela and Surinam, with French President Nicolas Sarkozy representing French Guiana.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8380915.stm

[jwirr]

1. That is a smart move.

[Orsino]

2. They only way the rich would help the forests...

...is as compost.

Seriously, Sting-level celebrities have done some nice things for the planet, but as a class, the wealthy are diametrically opposed to environmentalism on a global or even national scale. Of course, we who work for a living aren't much better--we are just outdone, sisaster-wise, on a per capita basis.