Debt-For-Nature Agreement to Conserve Brazil's Tropical Forests
August 12, 2010
August 12, 2010
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release:
The Governments of the United States of America and the Federative Republic of Brazil signed a Debt-for-Nature Agreement today to reduce Brazil's debt payments to the United States by close to $21 million over the next five years. In return, the Government of Brazil has committed these funds to support grants to protect the country's tropical forests. The Agreement with Brazil w . . .
The Governments of the United States of America and the Federative Republic of Brazil signed a Debt-for-Nature Agreement today to reduce Brazil's debt payments to the United States by close to $21 million over the next five years. In return, the Government of Brazil has committed these funds to support grants to protect the country's tropical forests. The Agreement with Brazil w . . .