§ Sir Thomas ArnoldTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list by value each British aid project in Brazil; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe Overseas Development Administration—ODA—is currently funding 15 projects in Brazil. These are:
- 1. Anglo-Brazilian Climate Observation Study (£2.9 million)
- 2. Rainforest Silviculture Research Project (£2.4 million)
- 3. Caxivana Research Station (£1.9 million)
- 4. Forest Biomass and Nutrient Research Project (£1.7 million)
- 5. Lake Mamiraua Ecological Research Station (£1.6 million)
- 6. Rain Forest Pilot Programme Trust Fund (£1.5 million)
- 7. Tocantins Forestry and Rural Development Project (£1.1 million)
- 8. Tapajos National Forest Management Project (£0.8 million)
- 9. Aromatic Plants Developments Project (£0.7 million)
- 10. Central Amazonia Flora and Vegetation Project (£0.6 million)
- 11. Recife Environmental Control Project (£0.4 million)
569 - 12. Floodplain Forest Ecology and Management Project (£0.3 million)
- 13. Sao Paulo State Water and Sewerage Project (£0.2 million)
- 14. Assistance to the Brazilian Indian Agency, FUNAI (£0.2 million)
- 15. Yanomami Health Project (£0.2 million)
The United Kingdom signed a memorandum of understanding on environmental co-operation with the Government of Brazil in July 1989. This provides the main focus for the programme which is the United Kingdom's largest in Latin America.
In addition to these bilateral projects, we provide some £1.8 million per annum to finance post graduate and technical training awards for Brazilian students in the United Kingdom. Also, ODA's joint funding scheme is presently supporting 53 small projects in Brazil, managed by British non-government organisations, at a cost of more than £0.7 million. Other small projects are supported by the British ambassador's discretionary scheme, including a £55,000 grant to the Sao Martinho shelter for street children in Rio de Janeiro.