
Norway has announced a donation of 57 million euros to the Amazon Fund to support the protection of the rainforest, recognizing Brazil's achievements in the fight against deforestation.
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The Amazon Fund was created in 2008 to finance projects to protect the rainforest and combat deforestation.
Norway will donate around 57 million euros (350 million reais) to the Amazon Fund, an instrument created in 2008 to finance projects to protect the rainforest and combat deforestation.
The announcement was made on Monday 9 November by the Norwegian embassy in Brasilia, which justified the decision with the "results achieved by Brazil" in environmental protection.
The Norwegian contribution is based on the results obtained by Brazil and strengthens the long-term partnership between the two countries for the protection of the largest tropical forest in the world", reads the note released by the diplomatic representation. The Amazon Fund collects financial contributions from foreign countries and allocates them to initiatives for the control of deforestation, the conservation of ecosystems and sustainable development in the Amazon region. Norway is one of the main international supporters of the instrument, which aims to link funding to the results achieved in reducing forest loss.

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