22/03/2011
Brazil was nominated to compete for the
Future Policy Award 2011, which will choose
the most inspiring and innovative forest
policies that contribute to the management,
conservation and sustainable development
of all types of forests.
Initiatives from 16
countries compete for the prize, including
Bhutan, Costa Rica, Ecuador, United States
of America, Finland, Gambia, Guatemala,
Nepal, Norway, Kenya, India, Indonesia,
Rwanda, Turkey and Vietnam.
Brazil participates
with three initiatives, including the Public
Forest Management Law, adopted in 2006,
which structured the management of forests
in the country, set the legal support for
forest concessions and created a body to
deal with the issue at the federal level,
the Brazilian Forest Service. The National
Biodiversity Plan, established in 1998,
and the Amazon Fund are also candidates.
The contestants were
nominated by organizations such as the United
Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO), United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP), German Agency for International
Cooperation (GIZ) and the International
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The Future Policy Award
is sponsored by the World Future Council,
an organization that studies international
politics based in Germany. This year, the
institution chose to reward forest policy
initiatives to commemorate the International
Year of Forests.
The winners will be
announced on September 21, 2011, in a ceremony
at UN Headquarters in New York (USA), organized
in partnership with the Secretariat of the
United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF),
the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological
Diversity (CBD) and the Wildlife Conservation
Society.
Source: Brazilian Forest Service
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MMA launches the International
Year of Forests in Brazil
22/03/2011
The Minister of the Environment, Izabella
Teixeira, launches today (March 22) the
International Year of Forests in Brazil.
The ceremony will be held at the Rio de
Janeiro Botanical Gardens, at 7pm.
The International Year
aims to raise awareness in society about
the importance of preserving forests for
a sustainable life on Earth. The date was
set by the United Nations.
Brazil is the country
with the largest area of tropical forests
in the world. The Amazon accounts for about
26% of the world's remaining tropical forests.
Some of the world's richest biomes are found
in Brazil, which holds more than 20% of
the total number of species on the planet.
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Brazil participates
in the IMFN Global Forum
21/03/2011
This week (March 21-26), the Brazilian Forest
Service (SFB) attends the meeting of the
Ibero-American Model Forest Network (IAMFN).
The event happens as part of the programming
of the International Model Forest Network
(IMFN) Global Forum, in Burgos, Spain.
"The meeting is
an opportunity to know the experiences of
other countries on the management of territories
where the focus is the sustainable management
of forest resources, based on the principles
of the Model Forest Network", says
the manager of Forest Information at the
SFB, Joberto Freitas.
Currently, Brazil has
two Model Forests, both in Minas Gerais.
But there are plans to develop new initiatives
in the states of Pará and Acre. "In
Brazil there is great potential to broaden
the number of Model Forests", he says.
A Model Forest has a
governance model that turns the interests
and needs of the communities into strategies
for the sustainable development. Currently,
the IAMFN comprises 25 Model Forests from
13 countries.
Network - The Brazilian
Forest Service represents Brazil at the
Ibero-American Model Forest Network (IAMFN)
since June 10, 2010. The IAMFN promotes
cooperation between Model Forests from 13
countries, enabling the exchange of knowledge
and experiences between communities, government
institutions and non-governmental organizations,
for the improvement of public policies related
to sustainable management of natural resources.
The entrance of SFB
was approved unanimously during the IAMFN
board of director's meeting, on June 10,
2010, which followed the Ibero-American
Model Forest Seminar held in São
Lourenço, Minas Gerais State, on
June 8 and 9, 2010.
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MMA discusses the investment
of R$ 238 million from the Climate Change
Fund
17/03/2011
The Executive Secretary of the Ministry
of the Environment, Francisco Gaetani, opens
today (March 17) the 2nd Meeting of the
National Fund on Climate Change. The newly
appointed Secretary for Climate Change and
Environmental Quality at the MMA, Eduardo
Assad, will also participate in the event.
The annual plan for
the use of the Fund's resources will be
discussed by the participating authorities.
R$ 238 million are available to be invested,
through credit lines, in projects to reduce
the impacts of global warming. Entities
from the public and the private sectors
can apply for the resources.
