French and Brazilian leaders announce investment plan for Amazon rainforest

Mr Macron is on a three-day official visit to Brazil (AP)

The Brazilian and the French presidents have announced a plan to invest one billion euro (£857 million) in the Amazon, including parts of the rainforest in neighbouring French Guiana.

The two countries’ governments said in a joint statement that the money will be spread over the next four years to protect the rainforest.