Amazon: EU ambassador, Brazil adopt clear policies

(ANSA) - BRAZIL, AUGUST 03 - The European Union ambassador to Brazil, Ignacio Ybanez, said he hoped that Jair Bolsonaro's government would adopt a "clear" policy in defense of the environment in order to encourage investments in a sustainability context . "We urge Brazil and its citizens to adopt clear and solid low-carbon policies and green recovery strategies (which serve as a guide) for investors, entrepreneurs, workers and consumers in a framework of sustainability," said the diplomat. Since the beginning of Bolsonaro's mandate in January 2019, the bodies responsible for monitoring the tropical forest have recorded a significant increase in deforestation in the Amazon. A phenomenon that has provoked strong criticism especially from the French and German governments, as well as the suspension of funding to the Amazon Fund, fueled by Germany and Norway. At the same time, the Austrian parliament has passed a motion which, due to Brazil's environmental policy, does not approve the implementation of the free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur. (HANDLE).