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History
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Ademar Leal - General
Coordinator of the Green Meeting and Paliber President |
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Ecological
Organization PALÍBER, Coordinator
and promoter of the Greenmeeting of the Americas, the
GREENMEETING is an environmental organization, non-governmental,
non-profit, founded in 1990, public utility with headquarters in
Brasília-DF. It has numerous activities carried out in several
States, mainly regarding forest preservation and its
biodiversity, water resources, wild and marine
fauna,
as well as studies on climate change.
It was invited to participate
in
Rio'92
by the United Nations, United
Nations Conference on Environment and Development, acting in
several preparatory commissions. Participated in
Habitat
II 96, Istanbul, Turkey,United
Nations Conference on Human Settlements, denominated World
Urban Forum. |
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Participated, acknowledged by the
United Nations, in the Johannesburg Summit 2002,
Rio
+ 10, in South Africa. |
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V Green Meeting of the Americas 2005,
in Belo
Horizonte MG. - Brazil |
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With the
participation of over two thousand people and the
presence of representatives from several continents,
besides political leaders, governmental and
non-governmental on the field of Environment and
Sustainable Development, the V Greenmeeting of the
Americas, surpassed all expectations, as it has been
happening over the years. The opening of the
meeting,
in 20th September 2005, with people even
sat on the floor and on the stairs of the great
theater Sesiminas, in
Belo
Horizonte,
demonstrated the relevance of the event and the
increasingly interest social-environmental issues
provoke on society. At the opening, the
general
coordinator of the
meeting
and Paliber president director, Ademar
Soares,
emphasized that the |
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indifference of
governments and society to environmental issues is
responsible for severe
consequences to humanity existence.
Time
is passing by and that is the
major
menace, for days will come when entire generations will pay
the price for our irresponsibility to the climatic
conditions of the planet, he added. |
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The
Rio
de Janeiro hosted the III and IV Green Meeting of the
Americas, a disputed and
important socio-environmental event, gathering a select group of
authorities and governmental and non-governmental personalities from
various continents.
The
III Green Meeting of the Americas was held this past September 8th,
9th, and 10th, in the BNDES convention center in Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil.
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3a
/Table of the Meeting: Demetrios
Christofidis, Ministry of National Integration;
Henrique Cortez, Camera
of the Culture-Rio;
Federal
Deputy,
Patrus Ananias, PT/MG, Minister of Social Development; Federal
Deputy,
José Sarney Filho, PV/MA, Former-Minister of the Brazilian
Environment; Vilmar Berna,
Journalist and Editor of the Newspaper of the environment
and Humberto
Candeias Cavalcante, General Director of IEF-MG |
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The
Green Prize of the Americas,
announced at the opening ceremonies of the II Green Meeting of the
Americas, hosted by Palíber in Belo Horizonte, MG – Brazil.
The award was given out not only to honor the recipient, but
also motivate the many people who have dedicated so much of their
effort in favor of the environment and the quality of life on the
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Green Prize of the Americas´2002 -
Lindolfo Barbosa Lima, Promotor de Justiça, o Índio Marcos Terena
– Funai. Pierre Weil, Psicólogo e Pedagogo Francês; Jornalista
Paula Saldanha; Embaixadora Sara Gloobe, Costa Rica; Embaixador Ion
Floroiu, Romênia; Embaixador Stratos Doukas, Grécia; Eliseu
Roberto de Andrade Alves, fundador e ex-presidente da Embrapa.
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2003/Category:
Parliamentary Action,
José
Sarney Filho, Federal Deputy, Leader of PV in the National Congress
and Former-minister of the Brazilian environment.
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leaves of the public of the Meeting |
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International
Green Court
– During the course of the two Meeting of the Americas, the idea
of creating an International Green Court was discussed.
The topic is currently being studied and is open for debate
or suggestions from governmental and non-governmental environmental
organizations. |
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The
main theme of Green Newsletter of the Americas – 2002, the result
of the last event, was the Green Court.
The Green Court seeks to analyze, discuss and delve into the
factors and events that threaten the environmental balance of the
planet.
It will also work to contain the increase of carbon gases, as
well as the contamination of the environment by chemicals and
radioactive waste.
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Green Meeting of the
Americas
– In order to welcome a new century and the beginning of a new
millenium, the Americas, and the world, held two summits for Life,
Peace and the Environment.
These summits were the Green Meeting of the Americas, held in
Brazil in 2001 in the city of Brasilia-DF, and in Belo Horizonte in
2003. |
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Soares, President of Palíber |
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Several
diplomats: Enrique
Marañan, Cuba; Íon Floriu, Romênia; Robert Torry, Trinidad
Tobago;
Hans-Bodo Bertran, Alemanha; Armando Hirigoyen,
Uruguai; Ademar Soares, Palíber; José Carlos Carvalho,
Vice-Ministro Meio Ambiente; Antônio Barbosa, Semarh; João Paulo
Brito e Frans Van Haren, Holanda.
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Meeting were dedicated to the quest for union of the countries of
the continents in the search of solutions to the many direct and
indirect environmental problems threatening the quality of life, for
both present and future generations.
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Brasil, USA, China e Uruguai
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Earth
Summit – Brasilia, 2000
– World Conference for the Environment and Sustainable Development,
held from April 11-14, 2000, in Brasilia, DF.
The event was a forum for various representatives from around
the world to discuss ideas on how to minimize the
social-environmental impacts on the planet. |
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Governor Joaquin Roriz
and other authorities in the solemn opening of the Earth
Summit – Brasilia, 2000
– World Conference for the Environment and Sustainable Development.
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Alfredo
Sirkis, PV, Dep. Fed. Ronaldo Vasconcellos, José Carlos Carvalho, Séc.
Executivo MMA, Sec. Tilden Santiago-Semad MG, José Sarney Filho,
Ministro do M. Ambiente, Edson Zenóbio e Hiram Firmino Jornal Est.
de Minas, Ademar Leal Soares, Palíber e Juarez Amorim/Séc BH.
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“Brazil
in XXI Century” Conference,
held in Minascentro on May 26-27,
1999,
in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.
The conference brought together the most important
environmental leaders from around the country, including the
Minister of the Environment, José Sarney Filho, Alfredo Sirkis –
Green Party, Federal Rep. Ronaldo Vasconcellos, José Carlos
Carvalho – Executive Secretary of MMA, Tilden Santiago –
Secretary of Environment-MG, Edson Zenóbio – Estado de Minas (newspaper),
Hiram Firmino – Ecological Newletter, Ademar Leal Soares –
President of Palíber and Juarez Amorim – Secretary of the
Environment-Belo Horizonte.
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It
has developed such important programs as the creation of APA – Vau-Açu Ecological
Reserve – in the state of Minas Gerais, reserving 302 hectares
of Atlantic Rain Forest – a well-preserved piece of forest with
large and medium-size trees, various species of animals and birds,
waterfalls and water sources. |
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The
principal goals of the events hosted by PALÍBER are to increase
environmental awareness, to find solutions to the increasing
environmental problems threatening many regions of the planet, as
well as reducing the causes of poverty.
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GREEN MEETING OF
THE
AMERICAS
– Secretariat:
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SCS, Qd. 4, Bloco A,
Ed. Anápolis, 304 |
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Cep.
70.304-910 - Brasília DF. - Brazil.
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Tel:
+ (61)
3033.3654 - 3223.5335
- Fax:
+ (61) 3322.6747
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E-mail:
coordenacao@greenmeeting.org
- Site: www.greenmeeting.org
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