23/06/2010
The Brazilian Government is starting the
implementation of an environmental management
system at Comandante Ferraz Brazilian Antarctic
Base (Portuguese: Estação
Antártica Comandante Ferraz), installed
to conduct research on that continent. Among
other objectives, the project team intends
in future to obtain ISO 14001 certification
(relating to environmental management).
The first activities carried
out by the Brazilian team were the surveys
of environmental aspects and impacts of
the base, which began on February 2010.
The work is being conducted in partnership
with the National Institute for Science
and Technology - Antarctic Environmental
Research (INCT-APA). The Brazilian researchers
also visited other bases located in Admiralty
Bay, in order to identify solutions adopted
by other countries in research activities.
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Brasília hosts
forum on biodiversity in July
24/06/2010
Ten national and international organizations,
hundreds of NGOs and popular movements announced
for 2010 (International Year of Biodiversity)
the I Forum on Biodiversity of the Americas,
to be held between July 5 and 9, in Brasília.
The objective of the
Forum will be the collective search for
solutions to environmental problems. The
meeting, for example, will not focus on
the discussion of the current environmental
problems, but on how to solve them in society.
The answers will be consolidated into a
sustainability guide, which will be published
in three languages.
The event was approved
by the Mercosur Parliament during one of
its executive sessions in Montevideo (Uruguay),
making the Brazilian capital the continental
center for decisions on the subject. During
the Forum, another two meetings will take
place: the Mercosur First Seminar on Biodiversity
and the 19th Annual Meeting of the Brazilian
Botanical Gardens Network.
Currently, the major
discussions on global environmental issues
occur in Europe. The Forum suggests a change
in this paradigm. The Brazilian Representation
at Mercosur Parliament has been working
tirelessly to make environmental issues
the axis of its work with member countries.
The event will bring
together environmentalists, researchers,
educators, politicians, institutional groups,
coordinators of NGOs, leaders of social
movements and other professionals dedicated
to environmental issues. There will also
be specific opportunities for popular participation.
More information on the blog:
http://biodiversidadedasamericas.blogspot.com/
