03/01/2011 - The Minister
of the Environment, Izabella Teixeira, discussed
with Chinese authorities the extension of
a cooperation agreement. The meeting was
held in Brasília last Friday (December
31) with the participation of the Chinese
Minister of Water Resources, Chen Lei.
Izabella stressed the
importance of partnership with China, which
holds 6% of water on the planet. "We
will set a new agenda for bilateral work,
exploring our potential for cooperation",
said the Brazilian minister.
The agreement provides
for the expansion of technical cooperation
in the planning and management of water
resources, areas in which Brazil has recognized
excellence worldwide. The Chinese minister
said that, for the government of China,
"the partnership with Brazil is strategic".
Izabella highlighted
China's support on issues of relevant importance
in international forums, especially biodiversity
and climate change. For her, "there
is no difficulty in understandings between
the two countries on environmental issues".
Minister Chen said that
China has already sent to the Brazilian
Ministry of External Relations a proposal
to renew the cooperation agreement. The
expectation is that the Brazilian government
review and adopt the document until the
next visit of the Brazilian delegation to
China, scheduled for the first quarter of
2011.
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Izabella Teixeira remains
as Environment Minister in the government
Rousseff
04/01/2011 - Izabella
Teixeira has been Minister of the Environment
since April 2010, when Minister Carlos Minc
stepped down to run for a seat in the Rio
de Janeiro Legislative Assembly.
She was born in Brasília,
is a biologist and has a master's degree
in Energy Planning and a doctorate in Environmental
Planning, from the Federal University of
Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).
As an expert in strategic
environmental assessments, she is a career
employee of the Brazilian Institute for
the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources
(Ibama). She was Under-secretary of the
Environment in the State of Rio de Janeiro
in 2007 and 2008, and Executive Secretary
of the Ministry of the Environment (MMA)
during Minister Minc's term of one year
and ten months.
Izabella has taught
in graduate programs and courses at different
universities, including the UFRJ and the
Polytechnic School.
