Sandra Carvalho, a lawyer, sociologist and director of non-governmental organization Global Justice, won the Annual Human Rights Award granted by Human Rights First (HRF), for her social action.
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Three innovative Brazilian initiatives are competing for the ‘Experiences in Social Innovation,’ of the Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. In all, 13 initiatives are running up.
Brazilian ministers presented today their suggestions for the reductin of greenhouse gas in the country. Up to late this month, the government should present just one proposal.
According to the United Nations ranking, Kuwait, Qatar and the Emirates are in the group of countries with a ‘very high’ Human Development Index. The Emirates rose two points in the classification.
This information was disclosed by the Ministry of Social Development and Hunger Alleviation, Patrus Ananias. The eight Millennium Development Goals were defined by the United Nations in 2000.
Environmental preservation has entered the list of priorities for the chemical industry when releasing products. At Rhodia, 32% of global revenues are turned to sustainable products.
Last year, the Brazilian state-owned oil company invested US$ 286 million on support and sponsorship to initiatives in the social, sports, cultural and environmental fields.
German companies plan to produce solar energy in the North African desert and to transport it from there to Europe. Next month they should sign an agreement in Munich.
Ambiental Expo should take place in São Paulo late this month and should emulate the environmental fairs of Algiers and Abu Dhabi. The fair shows products and services in residues and energy.
Biologist Marcelo Mazzolli went to the Dhofar mountains, in Oman, to study the animal. The conclusion, pointing to smaller numbers of the creature, will be disclosed to the scientific community.
Brasília – Researchers with the National Institute of Science and Technology for Climate Change (INTC-MC) are going to map out the vulnerabilities of ten Brazilian megacities in the face of the impact of climate change. According to the coordinator of the institute, Carlos Nobre, the aim is to identify problems in order to set the
Last Friday, the Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras and the National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality presented the first vehicles to receive the label.
A study shows that the impact of devastation of the forest may alter the climate in Brazil and in neighbouring countries. In the last 30 years, Brazil lost 600,000 square kilometres of forest.
Braskem will invest US$ 219 million to manufacture plastic from ethanol, and Petrobras, US$ 263 million to reduce the amount of sulphur in gasoline and diesel, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
