Peru, Ecuador
Agree To Cooperate On
Climate Change, Environment Issues
QUITO - Peru and Ecuador
signed an agreement to better cooperate in
protecting natural reserves, fighting
climate change and other environment issues,
the Ecuadorian Presidency said on Friday.
The agreement, aimed at addressing climate
change and environment concerns through
technology cooperation, was signed on
Thursday by Ecuadorian Environment Minister
Marcela Aguinaga and her Peruvian
counterpart Antonio Brack.
The agreement would help both countries work
together to cope with climate change and
better preserve the Amazon Rainforest,
Aguinaga said.
The agreement would ensure a coordinated and
sustainable management of nature resources
in forests and help maintain biodiversity,
Ecuadorian government sources said
The deal was signed within the framework of
the peace accord signed by the two countries
in 1998 in Brasilia after three-year armed
clashes. |
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