Global outfit key to forest protection

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environ-ment says setting up a global outfit to provide consistent technical and financial support is crucial to forest conservation efforts.

It made this statement at the 2nd Meeting of Environ-ment Ministers of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisa-tion (ACTO) held in Lima, Peru earlier in the week.

According to a press release, Minister Robert Persaud and representatives from environment ministries in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Suriname, Vene-zuela and the