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11:16, July 05, 2007 |
Brazil and Peru will make joint efforts to protect the Amazon forest, said a statement issued by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's office on Wednesday.
As part of their joint efforts, Peru will allow Brazil's aircraft to fly over its territory to produce high-definition images which will be used in the studies of the Protection System of the Amazon Forest (SIPAM), a Brazilian project for the Amazon's protection.
The Brazilian side will also offer technical courses for Peru, in preparation for the analysis of the data obtained.
Their cooperation was a fruit of a visit in June to Peru by a Brazilian committee. The committee, coordinated by SIPAM's Managing and Operation Center, expressed Brazil's interests in developing a bilateral plan to protest the Amazon, an interest echoed by Peru.
Brazil and Peru will also cooperate in a project to measure the hydrological parameter in the Acre River basin, a region shared by the two, said the statement.
The two countries share 2,995 kilometers of border.
Source: Xinhua
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