Brazilian President Announces Plans to Protect Rain Forests
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: Latin American History
- Geographical Location: Brazil
- Date: October 12, 1988
Article abstract: President José Sarney made a televised address announcing his government’s commitment to protect the Brazilian rain forests, thereby ensuring the release of loans for development projects.
Summary of Event
On October 12, 1988, José Sarney, the president of Brazil, announced that his government would take more serious measures to ensure the preservation of the Amazonian and Atlantic rain forests. His speech was meant to calm the fears of those who believed that Brazilian development projects severely endangered the global...
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