HC Deb 13 February 1989 vol 147 c11W
89. Mr. Jacques Arnold

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what further assistance he is giving to efforts to preserve the tropical rain forest in Brazil.

Mr. Chris Patten

We are supporting research in forest regeneration through the Maraca rain forest project. As I told the hon. Member for Glasgow, Provan (Mr. Wray) on 19 January, we also support the efforts of the World Bank and other international organisations to strengthen the application of environmental considerations in Brazil.

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