put forward a plan called ARPA (amazon Region Protected Areas). It had the support of many international agencies, including the world wildlife fund . the World Bank, and the German Development Bank, KFW. the main aim was to build new areas of protected rainforest, maintain areas of the rainforest that hadn't yet been destroyed, and stop deforestation. Deforestation contributes greatly to global warming because carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere when trees grt cut down and burned.