Ireland donates $16 million to Brazil's Amazon Fund

13/3/2025 6:02

Ireland announced on

Wednesday a donation of 15 million euros ($16.3 million) to

Brazil's Amazon Fund, the Brazilian government said.



The donation to the fund, which aims to stop deforestation

and preserve the world's largest tropical rainforest, will be

made over the next three years, Brazil's Environment Ministry

said in a statement.



The donation is Ireland's first to the fund, raising the

list of donors to eight countries, the statement added.



The Amazon fund, which is managed by Brazil's development

bank, supports the prevention, monitoring and combat of Amazon

deforestation and fosters sustainable development.



It has funded 123 projects with a total investment of 3.1

billion reais ($534.6 million), the ministry said.



Norway, Germany, United States, the United Kingdom, Denmark,

Switzerland and Japan have also donated to the fund.



The announcement of Ireland's donation was made in a meeting

in Sao Paulo between Brazil's Environment Minister Marina Silva

and Ireland's Transportation Minister Sean Canney, according to

the statement