Desuden har Kommissionen i samarbejde med Verdensbanken og de brasilianske myndigheder deltaget i forberedelsen af et pilotprogram for bevarelse af tropeskoven i Brasilien, som godkendtes af Det Europæiske Råd i juni i Luxembourg, og hvortil der ydes et fællesskabsbidrag på 15 mio. USD.
The Commission also took part, in conjunction with the World Bank and the Brazilian authorities, in the drawing-up of a pilot programme for the conservation of tropical forests in Brazil ; it was accepted by the European Council held in Luxembourg in June and Community funds amounting to USD 15 million were earmarked for it.