In speech, the governor said he would not sacrifice the income of the population to keep “standing forest”, as advocated by the rich countries, and if necessary, he will take a chainsaw to cut down trees in the Amazon.
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At COP-21, Marina Silva blames Brazilian government for Amazon deforestation
Former environment minister Marina Silva accused the government of Dilma Rousseff to dismantle the Prevention and Control Plan of Amazon Deforestation, which led the 16% increase in deforestation of the Amazon.
Governor of San Martin: “Our goal is zero deforestation in 2021”
In the COP21, the governor of Region San Martin, in Peru, stressed that the region achieved a reduction of about 50% of deforestation, and they expect reach the goal of zero deforestation.