Countries neighboring major rainforests agree on deforestation solution

At Saturday’s Three Basins summit, countries bordering the world’s three major rainforests agreed to work together to combat deforestation and protect biodiversity in the regions.

The countries reportedly put together a seven-point plan to address the environmental concerns.

“We’ve realized that joining forces is an absolute necessity, and we’ve recognised that the initiative to unite the three basins is part of an inevitable dynamic,” Republic of Congo environment minister Arlette Soudan Nonault said at the time.

However, the countries failed to agree on a plan to safeguard the rainforests’ carbon sinks.