Brazil’s Pioneering Initiative: Protecting the Amazon with Security Investment

In an unprecedented move, Brazil has committed 318.5 million reais (about $60 million) to curb crime and shield the Amazon’s delicate ecosystem. The “Amazon Plan: Security and Sovereignty” (Amas), revealed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is backed by the Amazon Fund. During a ceremony at Brasilia’s Planalto Palace, the president proclaimed this effort […]