While an alliance has been formed to combat Amazon deforestation, the countries sharing that basin have fallen short an agreed goal.

According to BBC News, a two-day summit is being held in Brazil during which a joint declaration created the alliance of Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

However, each country was left to pursue its own conservation goals.

Climate activists said the deal lacked concrete measures at a time “when the planet is melting”.

Márcio Astrini of the Climate Observatory group said the declaration lacked “something more forceful”.