Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 7548

South America: Forests

Tabled: 7 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Mary Kelly Foy

LabourCity of Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to provide assistance to (a) Ecuador, (b) Paraguay, (c) Peru and (d) Brazil following forest fires in those countries.

Answer

Catherine West
The UK has closely monitored recent forest fires in Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Brazil. The UK's support for sustainable development and climate change adaptation should reduce drought impacts and wildfires long-term. In Ecuador and Peru, we are contribut...

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