MANAUS, Brazil, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- A summit on climate change held by countries straddling the Amazon basin and France ended Thursday in Brazil's northwestern city of Manaus, with participants urging developed nations to implement their commitments to environmental protection.
In a declaration released after the summit, representatives from Brazil, France, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia and Guyana called on all developed countries, including those that have not signed the Kyoto Protocol, to implement their commitments to environmental protection.
The participating countries also reaffirmed their "commitment to the principles and provisions of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol, particularly the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities."
They called on developed countries "to implement significant emission reductions, according to their historical responsibilities."
"The adoption of ambitious quantified economy-wide reduction commitments by all developed countries is essential to ensure that their mitigation effort will be at a level of at least the 40 percent reduction recommendation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and compatible with the need to protect the climate system," the statement said.
"Developing countries should also contribute to addressing the global climate change through mitigation actions according to their national conditions, supported by international funds," according to the statement.
During a press conference after the meeting, French President Nicolas Sarkozy hailed China's new proposals on combating global warming "extremely encouraging."
"The latest statements by Barack Obama and China's leaders are extremely encouraging in making Copenhagen a success," Sarkozy said.
China's State Council announced Thursday that China was going to reduce the intensity of carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP in 2020 by 40 to 45 percent compared with the level of 2005.
The participating countries also urged the world to preserve the Amazon rain forest, saying it is "particularly sensitive and vulnerable in relation to climate change effects, which strengthen our determination in facing the issue."
Earlier this month, Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva invited his counterparts from countries straddling the Amazon basin for this meeting aiming to discuss a common proposal for next month's UN climate change conference in Copenhagen.
France has also been invited as its overseas department of French Guyana is located in the Amazon region.
The UN climate change conference in Copenhagen will be held on Dec. 7-18, at which world leaders will try to strike a deal on a successor to the carbon-capping Kyoto Protocol.
