DOHA: Tropical Forest Group, a US research and conservation organisation, has accused Brazil of blocking the UN climate change negotiations to provide billions of dollars in finance to save rainforests.
This group said that Brazil objected to the requests of many nations by refusing to allow verified emission reductions for reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries.
Culley Thomas, of the Tropical Forest Group, stated that “donor nations sent the signal loud and clear that finance to save forests would require verification. Catastrophically for our planet, Brazil refused to listen”.
The group added that these key environmental talks broke down despite a promising agreement the day before between major donor countries: the UK, US, Germany, Norway, and Australia. These five countries have invested in efforts to save rainforests despite global recession.
In this context, Tropical Forest Group added that “what will result of yesterday’s major donors’ joint statement remains unknown. However, financing could potentially collapse as countries lose faith in the UNFCCC’s ability to limit the increase in global temperature to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels”. The Peninsula
