The federal savings bank will have a bank account to raise funds for humanitarian campaigns of the United Nations. The first will aim to fight the cholera outbreak in Haiti.
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According to the Brazilian president, the 14% decline in deforestation in Amazon this year paves the way for the 80% target set in Copenhagen last year to be reached.
The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has approved US$ 20 million for the processing of residues in the cities of Itapevi and Paulínia, both in the interior of the state of São Paulo.
ANBA was part of a group that travelled from São Paulo to the state of Pará by car, stopping to record stories that are and were news in the Amazon.
The new model of economic development, aimed at improving environmental quality, has started being disclosed in the state of São Paulo. The adoption of the concept opens doors to the foreign market.
The first phase of the ambitious project for an eco-friendly neighbourhood in Abu Dhabi has been completed. Masdar Institute of Science and Technology is operating with 170 post-grad students.
Last year, Brazilian forestry production totalled US$ 7.9 billion, registering expansion over the previous year, when the sector totalled US$ 7.3 billion.
Instituto Floresta, from Mato Grosso, should develop a project among the population living near the Amazon region of the highway to prevent forest fires. Works on the road are in progress.
The BR-163 in southern Pará and northern Mato Grosso is even worse than the Trans-Amazonian. Scenes from the past reach the present, with cattle driven by cowboys over hundreds of kilometres.
While parties in favour of and against construction of Belo Monte dam discuss its social impacts, one thing is for sure: the beautiful landscape of Volta Grande on Xingu will never be the same again.
Brazilian Agrarian Development Ministry, Agricultural Research Corporation and Organization of Cooperatives signed an agreement to encourage carbon credit-generating projects in national cooperatives.
Symbolising a model that failed, the road is a string of holes and dust, among beautiful landscapes, unique characters and endless stories. In the Amazon summer, passenger cars may cross.
The Brazilian balance of trade recorded a surplus of US$ 1.67 billion in the first six days of October, according to information supplied by the Ministry of Development.
Being sustainable should be a priority for the country to stand out among Bric’s, said environmental logistics specialist Rogério Valle at meeting Carbon Neutral, Headed for the Cup and the Olympics.
