{"id":9484,"date":"2023-08-09T16:37:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T06:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/?p=9484"},"modified":"2024-12-18T00:10:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T14:10:32","slug":"brazils-amazon-summit-push-for-un-like-oversight-of-forests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/brazils-amazon-summit-push-for-un-like-oversight-of-forests\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil&#8217;s Amazon Summit: Push for UN-Like Oversight of Forests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is hosting an &#8220;urgent&#8221; summit on the Amazon Tuesday, urging South American leaders to chart an end to deforestation in the Amazon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lula vowed a &#8220;turning point&#8221; in the fight to protect the rainforest at the two-day meeting of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) in the northern city of Belem, at the mouth of the Amazon River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"gK9NBLpLGGo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Politicians, activists and campaigners to gather in Brazil for talks on protecting the Amazon\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gK9NBLpLGGo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Political leaders are joining thousands of activists and environmental campaigners in the Brazilian Amazon &#8211; for talks on protecting the world&#8217;s biggest rainforest. Footage courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Channel4News\">@Channel4News.<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/otca.org\/en\/about-us\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The ACTO<\/a>&nbsp;is an intergovernmental organisation formed by the eight Amazonian countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/12\/29\/brazils-lula-picks-amazon-defender-to-run-environment-ministry\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The leaders are pushing for a new scientific body<\/a>, like the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, to share research on the Amazon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The panel would produce sustainable development policies for the region while remaining independent of governments, monitoring the impact of climate change on the Amazon rainforest and ecosystem.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It would also seek to determine the limits of what scientists call the &#8220;point of no return&#8221; when the forest is &#8220;damaged beyond repair.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 Eight Amazon rainforest countries open summit in Belem, Brazil<br><br>For the first time in 14 years, presidents of the South American nations home to the Amazon rainforest are converging to chart a common course for protection of the bioregion and address organized crime. <br><br>The\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HFgOFxl51R\">pic.twitter.com\/HFgOFxl51R<\/a><\/p>&mdash; DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DD_Geopolitics\/status\/1688953145542795264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brazil&#8217;s plan to end deforestation by 2030 is at the heart of discussions<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>President Lula is pushing to eliminate deforestation in the Amazon by 2030 as part of an&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/brazil-vows-to-halt-amazon-deforestation-by-2030\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8216;Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Amazon.&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bolivia and Venezuela are the only countries in the region not to make such a commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/amazon-nations-divided-over-banning-oil-gas-in-rainforest\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yesterday<\/a>, Wood Central revealed that the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.energyportal.eu\/news\/brazils-lula-pushes-end-to-deforestation-stumbles-on-fossil-fuels\/131860\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">countries remain divided<\/a>&nbsp;over the impact of banning oil and gas drilling in the Amazon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Lula emphasised the &#8220;severe worsening of the climate crisis&#8221; in his opening speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The challenges of our era, and the opportunities arising from them, demand we act in unison,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It has never been so urgent.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/Azadeh_Moshiri\/status\/1688921472642027520\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Calls for Marshall Plan to cancel debt for climate protection<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Colombian President Gustavo Petro has a radical global economic rethink, calling for a &#8220;Marshall Plan&#8221; in which developing countries&#8217; debt is cancelled in exchange for action to protect the climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;If we&#8217;re on the verge of extinction, and this is the decade when the big decisions have to be made,&#8221; President Petro said, &#8220;then what are we doing besides giving speeches?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why the Summit is so important<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2023\/8\/7\/brazil-hosting-amazon-summit-what-you-need-to-know\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Al Jazeera reports&nbsp;<\/a>that the Amazon \u2013 a massive rainforest twice the size of India that sprawls across eight countries and one territory \u2013 is a&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/11\/16\/at-cop27-brazils-lula-vows-halt-to-rampant-deforestation\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crucial carbon sink<\/a>, absorbing carbon dioxide emissions and driving the climate crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is home to 10 per cent of Earth&#8217;s biodiversity, 50 million people, hundreds of billions of trees, and the single most significant driver of global deforestation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/global-deforestation-surges-despite-cop26-commitments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last month<\/a>, Wood Central reported that Brazil was responsible for 43% of the world&#8217;s total deforestation in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Brazil-Primary-Forest-Loss-in-2002-until-2022-Wood-Central-768x432.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Brazil-Primary-Forest-Loss-in-2002-until-2022-Wood-Central-768x432.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Brazil-Primary-Forest-Loss-in-2002-until-2022-Wood-Central-768x432.png-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Brazil-Primary-Forest-Loss-in-2002-until-2022-Wood-Central-768x432.png-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Brazil-Primary-Forest-Loss-in-2002-until-2022-Wood-Central-768x432.png-696x392.webp 696w, https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Brazil-Primary-Forest-Loss-in-2002-until-2022-Wood-Central-768x432.png-747x420.webp 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Data provided by World Resources Institute and Forest Watch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In Amazonas state, which is home to over half of Brazil&#8217;s intact forests, the rate of deforestation has almost doubled over the past three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Primary-forest-loss-in-Amazonas-Brazil-2002-2022-Wood-Central-696x392.png-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Primary-forest-loss-in-Amazonas-Brazil-2002-2022-Wood-Central-696x392.png-1.webp 696w, https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Primary-forest-loss-in-Amazonas-Brazil-2002-2022-Wood-Central-696x392.png-1-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Primary-forest-loss-in-Amazonas-Brazil-2002-2022-Wood-Central-696x392.png-1-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Data provided by World Resources Institute and Forest Watch<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nowhere is the devastation more sweeping than in the Brazilian state of Para, where Belem is the capital.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Climate Observatory, a network of environmental nonprofit groups, 41% of deforestation in Brazil&#8217;s Amazon has come in Para, the leading emitter of greenhouse gases among Brazilian states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Governor of Par\u00e1, Brazil <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/helderbarbalho?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@helderbarbalho<\/a> inspires with practical solutions for reconciling <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/forest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#forest<\/a> conservation and agricultural production.<br><br>We are in good hands for COP30!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DialogosAmazonicos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DialogosAmazonicos<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AmazonSummit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AmazonSummit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClimateAction?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimateAction<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZnkkHYAunQ\">pic.twitter.com\/ZnkkHYAunQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Amy Duchelle (@ADuchelle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ADuchelle\/status\/1688524701042081792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Deforestation in the Amazon is driven mainly by cattle ranching.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, a murky mix of corruption, land-grabbing and organised crime, including drugs, arms, gold and timber trafficking, also fuels it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brazilian officials: deforestation negotiations need more time<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>The Amazon countries are under increased scrutiny&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/worldwide-impact-eu-passes-law-banning-deforestation-products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">following the introduction of the European Union Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"HZmUdRJcZmc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EU Deforestation Regulation - An overview\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HZmUdRJcZmc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Preferred by Nature provided an overview of the regulation and its impact on global supply chains. Footage courtesy of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@PreferredbyNature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@PreferredbyNature<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron, whose country is present at the Summit as an observer, voiced his support for the cause, tweeting that &#8220;it is urgent to end deforestation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Forests are absolutely essential in the fight against global warming and biodiversity loss.<br>                <br>But in 2022 alone, some four million hectares of primary tropical forest were lost.       <br><br>We must urgently stop deforestation.<br><br>Many commitments have already been made:\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmmanuelMacron\/status\/1688968279920939019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Brazilian officials<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/breaking-news\/south-american-summit-seeks-roadmap-to-save-amazon\/news-story\/6a41c07a316ca8a1587ef6079b4129d6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;told the Agence France-Presse (AFP)&nbsp;<\/a>that negotiations may need more time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Underlining demands for change, hundreds of environmentalists, activists and Indigenous demonstrators marched to the conference venue in Belem, urging bold action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AmazonSummit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AmazonSummit<\/a> begins today in Brazil. WWF calls on leaders attending the Summit to commit to ending deforestation and illegal mining, and to conserve 80% of the Amazon through protected areas and indigenous lands. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/It9PQkQJAx\">https:\/\/t.co\/It9PQkQJAx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/07XNK1nLrh\">pic.twitter.com\/07XNK1nLrh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WWF Climate &amp; Energy (@climateWWF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/climateWWF\/status\/1687417578346385408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Summit is a dress rehearsal for the 2025 UN Climate Talks<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>The Summit is a dress rehearsal for the 2025 UN climate talks, which Belem will host.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lula, Petro, Bolivian President Luis Arce, and Peru&#8217;s Dina Boluarte were all present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, absent from an ear infection, sent Vice President Delcy Rodriguez while high-level officials represented Ecuador, Guyana and Suriname.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Arce urged wealthy nations to help fund efforts to protect the Amazon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;All the responsibility for the climate crisis and its consequences shouldn&#8217;t fall on our shoulders and our economies,&#8221; the Bolivian president said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re not the ones who created the crisis,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Updates from the Summit<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2023\/8\/7\/brazil-hosting-amazon-summit-what-you-need-to-know\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According to Al Jazeera&#8217;s Lucia Newman<\/a>, the declaration&#8217;s first draft contains &#8220;a whole, wide range of good intentions&#8221;, including new ways for the countries in the Amazon region to help each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But concrete dates have yet to be put forward for the leaders to implement their plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We know, according to specialists, that the Amazonian region is nearing the tipping point,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Summit will also seek to establish sustainable development for the region, home to 50 million people, including hundreds of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/2\/14\/brazils-indigenous-groups-decry-bolsonaros-escalating-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indigenous groups<\/a>&nbsp;seen as crucial to protecting the rainforest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf0e &quot;We continue to reaffirm that it is necessary to have 80% of the biodiversity of the Amazon protected by 2025&quot;. <br><br>At the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AmazonSummit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AmazonSummit<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GuajajaraSonia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GuajajaraSonia<\/a> , Brazil&#39;s minister of Indigenous Peoples, addresses the role of Indigenous peoples in protecting the Amazon forest. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q9FjqsnoT0\">pic.twitter.com\/q9FjqsnoT0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Avaaz (@Avaaz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Avaaz\/status\/1688572633799929856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It will conclude with a joint declaration, expected to be &#8220;ambitious&#8221; and set out &#8220;an agenda to guide countries in the coming years&#8221;, said Brazilian foreign ministry official Gisela Padovan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Lula test<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>The Summit is a crucial test for the Brazilian president, who previously served as president from 2003 to 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/brazil-vows-to-halt-amazon-deforestation-by-2030\/\">Upon returning to office in January,<\/a> he vowed, &#8220;Brazil is back&#8221; in the fight against climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Brazil has resumed its leading role in tackling climate change after four years in which the environment was treated as an obstacle to the immediate profit of a privileged minority,&#8221; Lula said in a post on Twitter, alluding to the policies of his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"hoBwj-SzDow\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brazil&#039;s President-elect receives superstar welcome at COP27 summit in Egypt | The World\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hoBwj-SzDow?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Footage courtesy of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@abcnewsaustralia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@abcnewsaustralia<\/a><\/em>.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Indigenous groups &#8212; 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