Companies such as Vale and Colossus promote environmental and social actions in southeast Pará. The Carajás National Forest, where the former’s mine is, contrasts with surrounding deforested farms.
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The National Semi-Arid Institute is going to offer a training course to pass the Brazilian experience with the region’s climate on. The training will take place within the Aspa Summit.
São Carlos, in São Paulo, kick starts the creation of an Energy City, with investment of US$ 12 million. The hub should bring together research and a convention centre about alternative energy.
According to the automaker, the new unit, due to open in Morocco in 2012, will reduce its carbon emissions by 98%. The remaining 2% will be compensated with carbon credits.
Emirates Hotels & Resorts won the Tourism for Tomorrow Award, granted by the World Travel & Tourism Council to companies that dedicate themselves to sustainable tourism.
The Arab nation, comprised of three islands, has launched a nationwide tree-planting campaign. A total of 254,000 trees will be planted to make up for deforestation and fight climate change.
The food and agriculture arm of the United Nations (UN) granted an award to a Brazilian research at a food security contest. It shows the success of a municipality in buying school meals from farmers.
The Brazilian 2010/2019 energy plan provides for increased supply of power from renewable sources in the country. The government only wants to auction renewable energies starting in 2014.
In June, the Brazilian government will promote an international youth conference on environment. Adolescents from 52 countries will attend, including Qatar, Egypt, Yemen and Palestine.
Vale, BNDES, Funcef and Petros will establish a US$ 344 million fund. The aim is to recover 450,000 hectares in the Amazon. Companies seek partners to speed up the project and Arabs are interested.
The fourth edition of Certified Brazil fair in São Paulo begins today, bringing together environmentally correct and socially fair producers and products. The fair may be visited until Friday.
The country is the 19th most attractive in Ernst & Young’s ranking for investment in energy power generation from renewable sources such as wind and the sun. Brazil will grow above the global average.
The Arab country is going to host the next World Urban Forum, of the UN, in 2012. The last edition took place in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
The 5th edition of the World Urban Forum, promoted by the UN-Habitat, in Rio de Janeiro, brings over 130 international exhibitors, among them Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia.
