24/05/2011
An unprecedented meeting in support to the
Brazilian environmental legislation gathered
yesterday (May 23), in Brasília,
eight former Environment ministers, members
of political parties and Minister Izabella
Teixeira. The group talked for half an hour
on the changes in the Forest Code, to be
voted by the Congress today. The former
ministers will also meet President Dilma
Rousseff this Tuesday (May 24).
The ministers were pleased
with the meeting with Izabella Teixeira.
"We're dealing with a very important
issue for the future of Brazil", said
Paulo Nogueira Neto, responsible for the
Ministry from 1975 to 1983.
According to Izabella,
the Government would "act firmly"
in defense of the Forest Code. "The
position of President Dilma is clear. She
does not accept amnesty for those who deforest;
she does not accept deforestation in areas
of permanent preservation", said the
minister. "We have to ensure the environmental
protection in the country", she added.
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Executive Secretary
of MMA attends the seventh meeting of the
BASIC Group
27/05/2011
The Executive Secretary of the Ministry
of the Environment, Francisco Gaetani, is
in Durban (South Africa) representing Minister
Izabella Teixeira in the seventh meeting
of BASIC - a high-level forum involving
Brazil, South Africa, India and China to
discuss issues concerning the negotiations
of the international regime on climate change.
The group meetings have
been held regularly since its creation (four
meetings per year). As in previous occasions,
the programming has two phases: first, discussions
between experts and negotiators from the
four countries; and the second, which brings
together the Environment ministers.
The seventh meeting
of BASIC started yesterday (May 26) and
ends on May 30. The next encounter will
be held later this year, possibly in Brazil.
