RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After ruling Colombia for eight years, winning the Nobel Peace Prize for the negotiation that ended the conflict with the FARC guerrillas, Juan Manuel Santos has embraced the environmental cause. He is one of the world figures who have been meeting by videoconference with a group dedicated to seeking specific solutions for the Amazon.
In the project, which includes names from the political, economic, and cultural spheres, are also economist Jeffrey Sachs and photographer Sebastião Salgado. Santos believes that one of the ways to reduce deforestation is through pressure from voters and consumers on governments . . .
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