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Ernesto Araújo

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Gender Male
Age 57
Date of birth May 15,1967
Zodiac sign Taurus
Born Porto Alegre
State Of Rio Grande Do Sul
Brazil
SpouseMaria Eduarda de Seixas Corrêa
ParentsHenrique Fonseca de Araújo
Marylin Mendes Fraga Araújo
Full nameErnesto Henrique Fraga Araújo
NationalityBrazilian
Previous positionMinister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil (2019–2021)
Education Rio Branco Institute
University of Brasília
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Ernesto Henrique Fraga Araújo is a Brazilian diplomat and Brazil's former Minister of Foreign Affairs.

United States and Brazil agree to Amazon development

Feb 16,2020 6:13 am

Brazil's Foreign Minister , Ernesto Araujo (L) and US Secretary of state Mike Pompeo , met on Friday

The United States and Brazil have agreed to promote the development of the Private Sector in the Amazon, at a meeting in Washington on Friday.

they also said a $100m (£80m) Biodiversity conservation fund for the Amazon led by the Private Sector .

Brazil's Foreign Minister said the opening of the rain forest for Economic Development was the only way to protect it.

Ernesto Araujo was also the case fires back at criticism of Brazil's handling of The Forest .

He told reporters in Washington that claimed that the country "will not be able to cope with the challenges", were wrong.

On Friday, Finland urged the EU to stop countries considering the Import of beef and soy from Brazil, to put pressure on Brazil to fight the fires.

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has to protect criticism for the failure of the region.

More Than 80,000 fire broke out in the Amazon rain forest so far this year.

experts believe that the majority of the fires of the harvest in Brazil this year, or grazing.

environmentalists will be skeptical

By Roger Harrabin , BBC environment Analyst

environmentalists of this scheme say there is a Trick to the opening of the Amazon for mining, logging and agriculture.

If the roads driven into The Forest , more and more settlers, and the clear areas and hunt wild animals.

The slash-and-burn - on a very small base leads to changes in weather patterns, the damage to The Forest .

environmentalists argue, to save The Best way to leave the rain forest, it is in the hands of the indigenous population.

environmentalists say Mr Bolsonaro policy led to an increase in fires this year, and that he has encouraged livestock farmers clear large areas of the rain forest since his election last October.

Mr Araujo said: "We want to create in an effort to, the development of the Amazon region, which we are convinced is the only way to protect The Forest .

"So we need new initiatives, new productive initiatives that create jobs that create revenue for the people in the Amazon and that is where our partnership with the United States is very important for us. "

U.S. Secretary of state Mike Pompeo , said the Biodiversity investment Fund to support companies in hard-to-reach areas of the Amazon.

He added: "The Brazilian and The American teams will follow through our commitment that our President, in March. We come out of the ground, a 100-million-dollar, 11-year-Impact-Investment Fund for the Amazon, the conservation of Biodiversity and the project is led by the Private Sector . "

last week, seven South American countries

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Suriname signed a Pact, establishing a disaster response network and satellite monitoring.

At a summit in Colombia, they have also agreed to the re-afforestation.



amazon rainforest, brazil, amazon fires, united states

Source of news: bbc.com

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