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France invites Brazil to participate at the G8 Summit in Evian. [6] 2004: Creation of the Action Against Hunger and Poverty by initiative of Presidents Lula and Chirac; Creation of the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti. [6] 2005: Year of Brazil in France. [6] 2008: Brazil and France enter a strategic alliance. [2] 2009: Year of ...
In the animal kingdom, there is general consensus that Brazil has the highest number of both terrestrial vertebrates and invertebrates of any country in the world. [8] This high diversity of fauna can be explained in part by the sheer size of Brazil and the great variation in ecosystems such as Amazon Rainforest, Atlantic Forest, Cerrado, Pantanal, Pampas and the Caatinga.
Brazil–France sports relations (2 C, 2 P)-Brazilian expatriates in France (3 C, 42 P) French expatriates in Brazil (2 C, 15 P) A. Ambassadors of Brazil to France (9 P)
The same day, Brazilian Foreign Minister Hermes Lima considered the French approach as an act of hostility: "The attitude of France is inadmissible, and our government will not retreat. The lobster will not be caught." [17] He called a secret meeting with his assistants to review the latest developments in the lobster war against France.
BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Brazil and France on Tuesday launched an investment program to protect the Brazilian and Guyanese Amazon rainforest involving 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in private and ...
Animal diplomacy refers to the use of living animals by governments in their international relations. Attested since antiquity , this diplomacy traditionally took the form of exotic animals (lions, elephants, giraffes, etc.) or domestic animals (horses, dogs, birds of prey) offered as gifts between heads of state.
He instead sent France's ambassador to Brazil, representing its Amazonian territory of French Guiana. Deforestation in Lula’s first year in office fell by about half, to a five-year low.
Brazil has the largest mammal diversity in the world, with more than 600 described species and more likely to be discovered. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature , 66 of these species are endangered, and 40% of the threatened taxa belong to the primate group.