Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what financial assistance his Department is providing to Brazil to help with tackling deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.

The UK is extremely concerned about deforestation in the Amazon, which has a detrimental impact on global climate and environmental conservation goals. Deforestation, which has been happening at a worrying rate for many years, also affects livelihoods, biodiversity and carbon sequestration. The UK welcomes the commitment made by President-elect Lula during COP27 to strengthen Brazil's domestic action on climate change, including achieving zero deforestation by 2030, in line with the Glasgow Leaders Declaration on Forests. At COP26, the UK committed £300 million to help protect the rainforest throughout the Amazonian biome through the International Climate Finance (ICF) Programme.