• Ireland donates €15 million ($16.3 million) to Brazil’s Amazon Fund over three years.
• Funding boosts global efforts to prevent deforestation and promote sustainable development.
• Amazon Fund now supported by eight countries, totaling $534.6 million invested in 123 projects.

Ireland has announced a €15 million ($16.3 million) commitment to Brazil’s Amazon Fund, enhancing international efforts to halt deforestation and support sustainability in the world’s largest tropical rainforest.

The donation will be disbursed over the next three years, according to Brazil’s Environment Ministry.

“The donation to the fund, which aims to stop deforestation and preserve the world’s largest tropical rainforest, will be made over the next three years,” Brazil’s Environment Ministry confirmed.

Ireland becomes the eighth country to back the Amazon Fund, joining major global economies such as Norway, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Switzerland, and Japan.

“The Irish government has emphasized the importance of international cooperation in preserving the Amazon, a vital carbon sink for the planet,” the Ministry noted.

Managed by Brazil’s development bank, the fund has already financed 123 projects with investments totaling approximately $534.6 million (3.1 billion reais), targeting deforestation prevention, environmental monitoring, and sustainable development.

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The announcement came during a meeting in São Paulo between Brazil’s Environment Minister Marina Silva and Ireland’s Transportation Minister Sean Canney.

“The Amazon Fund plays a crucial role in Brazil’s strategy to combat illegal logging and promote reforestation efforts,” Minister Marina Silva highlighted during the meeting.

Ireland’s contribution underscores growing international recognition of the Amazon’s critical role in global climate stability and biodiversity conservation.

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