The North American nation and Brazil have in agreement to market private-sector development within the Amazon, throughout a gathering in Washington on weekday.
They conjointly pledged a $100m (£80m) multifariousness conservation fund for the Amazon light-emitting diode by the non-public sector.
Brazil's minister aforementioned gap the rain forest to economic development was the sole thanks to defend it.
Ernesto Araujo conjointly hit back at criticism of Brazil's handling of the forest fires.
He told reporters in Washington that claims the country is "not ready to address the challenges" were false.
On Friday, European nation urged EU countries to think about stopping mercantilism beef and soybeans from Brazil so as to place pressure on Brazil to tackle the fires.
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has visaged criticism for failing to safeguard the region.
More than eighty,000 fires have broken enter the Amazon rain forest to date this year.
Experts believe the bulk of the fires across Brazil this year area unit caused by act like farmers and loggers clearing land for crops or grazing.
Environmentalists are going to be sceptical
By Roger Harrabin, BBC atmosphere Analyst
Environmentalists can say this theme could be a tactical manoeuvre to open up the Amazon for mining, work and farming.
When roads area unit driven into the forest it attracts a lot of settlers, UN agency clear land and hunt life.
The land clearance - even on a quite little basis - results in modified weather patterns, that damage the forest.
Environmentalists can argue the simplest manner of saving the rain forest is to depart it within the hands of autochthonic folks.
Environmentalists say Mr Bolsonaro's policies have light-emitting diode to a rise in fires this year which he has inspired bovine farmers to clear giant areas of the rain forest since his election last Oct.
Mr Araujo said: "We need to be along within the endeavour to form development for the Amazon region that we tend to area unit convinced is that the solely thanks to defend the forest.
"So we want new initiatives, new productive initiatives, that make jobs, that make revenue for folks within the Amazon and that is wherever our partnership with the us are going to be vital for North American nation."
US Secretary of State electro-acoustic transducer Pompeo aforementioned the multifariousness investment fund would support businesses in onerous to succeed in areas of the Amazon.
He added: "The Brazilians and therefore the yank groups can follow through on our commitment that our presidents created in March. We're obtaining off the bottom a a hundred million greenback, 11-year Impact Investment Fund for Amazon multifariousness conservation which project are going to be light-emitting diode by the non-public sector."
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, South American nation and Netherlands Guiana signed a treaty, putting in a disaster response network and satellite watching.
At a summit in Republic of Colombia, they conjointly in agreement to figure on rehabilitation.
US and Brazil agree to Amazon development
The North American nation and Brazil have in agreement to market private-sector development within the Amazon, throughout a gathering ...
