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Green Prize of the Americas 2005
The Green Prize of the
Americas 2005, which was given in the opening of the V
Greenmeeting of the Americas, on the 20th September
2005, was the result of observations and researches devoted to
pay tribute to personalities and institutions which, over the
years, contributing to the sustainable development and to the
environmental preservation of the planet. Only one personality
or institution on each category got the Prize, namely: |
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Category: Environmental
Diplomacy.
Deputy Sarney
Filho,
gives the Prize to Rosalía Arteaga Serrado.
General-Secretary of OTCA – Organization of the Amazonic
Cooperation Treaty. She was born in Cuenca (Ecuador). Journalist
and lawyer, she also graduated in
Social
and Political Sciences. She has a Master’s degree in Basic
Education and Recovery of Latin America Cultural Values. She was
Constitutional President of Ecuador (1997), Vice-president of
Ecuador (1996) and Ministry of Education. |
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Category:
Social/Environmental
Highlight.
Senator José Sarney,
Ex-President, in which period of government (1985-1990) was
created the Brazilian Institute of Envionment (Instituto
Brasileiro
do
Meio
Ambiente)
– Ibama. From that
time
on, it was carried out the “Our Nature” program which established
guidelines for the execution of a broad policy for environmental
protection. In his management it was also created the Environment
Secretary of the Presidency - SEMAM, which coordinator and
executive department of environmental national policy is Ibama. |
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Category: Forests and
Biodiversity.
S.O.S Atlantic Forest – received
the prize represented by its Director Mário Mantovani,
through the
general
coordinator of the
Meeting,
Ademar
Soares.
The S.O.S Atlantic Forest Foundation is a private entity, with no
political bonds, religious or lucrative. It was founded in
September 1986, aiming at defending the remains of the Atlantic
Forest; valuing the physical and cultural identity of its human
communities and preserving its
natural
heritage, and the history and culture of these regions,
implementing sustained development. Supported by a competent
professional team, it works to the benefit of the environmental
life of the country. |
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Category: Environmental
Education and Research.
The journalist
Silvestre
Gorgulho
gives the Green Prize of the Americas to Dr. Niède Guidon –
Sociologist and Archeologist, PhD at Sorbonne/France; President of
FUMDHAM. (Foundation Museum of the American Man); internationally
recognized by its scientific career and founder of the
Capivara’s
National Park, in Piauí State. Niéde coordinates researches at
Serra
da
Capivara.
Her studies made the arid region widely acclaimed and today it is
acknowledged as Cultural Heritage.
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Category: Urban Environmental
Management.
Maria Dalce Ricas, Bachelor of Economic
Sciences with a specialization degree in Political Sciences at
Universidade
Federal
de
Minas
Gerais.
Superintendent of the
Mineira
Association of Environment Defense (Associação
Mineira
de
Defesa
do
Ambiente
– AMDA), which is carrying out several social-environmental
projects, among them, campaigns for changing the Forest Law of
Minas
Gerais
and in
favor
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Category: Sustainable
development.
Ambassador Hannu
Uusi-Videnoja – Finland, has been developing important
activities with several communities in Amazon, supported by
companies and institutions from Finland, which through an
unheard-of project of popularization, net organization and
participation of the public libraries of the country, yielded
excellent results on the citizens educative process. Due to its
integrated work, government /
society, today Finland holds for the fifth
consecutive year the
status
of the country with less corruption in the world, out of 146
countries and the first place of the ranking of school quality
among 15 years-old students. |
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Category: Environmental
Journalism.
Washington
Novaes
- Journalist,
general
supervisor
of
Eco
Reporter and consultant on environment of TV Cultura-SP. He was
consultant of the first national report on biodiversity;
participated in the discussions for Brazilian
Agenda
21; coordinated several documentaries, among them the famous
series "Xingu" and, more recently, "First World is Here", which
emphasizes the importance of the ecological corridors in Brazil. |
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Category: Human Rights.
Ambassador
Musa
Amer Salim Odeh - Chief of the Special Delegation of
Palestine, in support of peace negotiations, among Palestinians
and Israelis, in
favor
of a better quality of life for that region.
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Prêmio
Verde das Américas 2004
Os homenageados com o Prêmio Verde das Américas
2004, oferecido na solenidade de abertura do IV Encontro Verde das Américas,
realizado no dia 14 de setembro 2004, na Escola de Guerra Naval, no Rio de
Janeiro, são:
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O Deputado Sarney Filho
entrega o Prêmio Verde das Américas, a Dra. Zilda Arns Neumann,
Coordenadora da Pastoral da Criança.
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Volnei
Garrafa,
Prof. Dr. Coordenador
da Cátedra UNESCO de Bioética da UnB
e Presidente da Sociedade Brasileira de Bioética.
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Jarbas
Soares Junior, Procurador de Justiça, Presidente da Abrampa,
Associação Brasileira do Ministério Público de Meio Ambiente.
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Senador
Eduardo Azeredo, Ex-Governador
do Estado de Minas Gerais, recebe o Prêmio Verde das Américas
2004, da Senadora Serys Slhessarenko.
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O Criador da Renctas Dener
Giovanini, recebe o Prêmio Verde das Américas, da Secretária
de Estado do Rio, Isaura Fraga.
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A ONG VIVA RIO recebe o Prêmio
Verde das Américas 2004, através da Dra. Maria Helena Moreira
Alves.
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José Israel Vargas,
Vice-Presidente do Conselho Executivo da Unesco e membro do Conselho
do Instituto de Estudos Avançados da Universidade das Nações
Unidas em Tóquio, recebe o Prêmio Verde das Américas, do
Coordenador Geral do Encontro, Ademar Soares.
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Maria das Graças Marçal, conhecida
como Dona Geralda, recebe o Prêmio do Ex-Ministro, José
Israel Vargas. Catadora de papel em Belo Horizonte. Recebeu o prêmio
de Meio Ambiente da ONU e Unesco em Washington.
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O Deputado Federal e
Ambientalista Ronaldo Vasconcellos, recebe o Prêmio, da
Secretária de Estado de Meio Ambiente do Rio, Isaura Fraga. |
O Embaixador Pieter Taruyu Vau, da
Indonésia |
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Embaixador Juan Pablo Lohé,
Argentina |
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The
Green Prize of the Americas, announced at the opening ceremonies of the
III Environmental Summit of the Americas, hosted by Palíber in Rio de
Janeiro, RJ – Brazil. The
Prize 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, both for the quality of life on the planet and for the
recovery of the environment. The recipients were chosen from the names of those that were
indicated for consideration by a number of institutions and international
persons. The recipients were:
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Category: Environmental Education, - Future Channel/Globe Ecology, Débora Garcia, |
Category:
Agenda 21,
Senator,
Serys Slhessarenko PT/MT. Front President Parlamentarista for the Sustainable
Development and support the Agenda 21. |
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Category:
Climatic Changes,
Gustavo Victor Necco, Argentina. Inter-American Institute for Global Change
Research. |
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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Category:
Sustainable Development, Usina
Coruripe Directors of the Company, Victor Wanderley
Montenegro Junior e Márcio Sílvio Conde de Paiva.
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Category:
Urban Environmental Administration.
François
Hainard, Director
of the Institute of Sociology University of Neuchâtel,
Switzerland. |
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Category: Highlight Special,
José
Carlos Carvalho,
Secretary of State of Environment of
Minas Gerais and Former-minister of the Brazilian Environment. |
Category:
Journalism.
Vimar
Berna,
Journalist, writer and Environmentalist, Global Prize 500 of the
United Nations for the environment. |
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Category:
Highlight Special, Ambassador Krzysrtof
Jacek Hinz, Efforts
for the Sustainable Development in Poland. |
Category:
Hydric Resources,
Nelson
da Franca Ribeiro dos Anjos, International Coordinator of Projects of Sustainable
Development and of the environment of Organization of American
States. |
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Category: Environmental Diplomacy,
Mitzi Gurgel Valente,
Minister Chief of the Division of environment of Itamaraty, Ministry
of the External Relationships. |
Category:
Highlight Special,
Vista Alegre Projects
– Formiga MG. Diretor Executivo da FEAMA/Executive Director of
FEAMA, Paulo Coelho. |
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Green Prize of the Americas -
2002
The
Green Prize of the Americas, announced at the opening ceremonies of the II
Environmental Summit of the Americas, hosted by Palíber in Belo
Horizonte, MG – Brazil. The
Prize 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, both for the quality of life on the planet and for the
recovery of the environment. The recipients were chosen from the names of those that were
indicated for consideration by a number of institutions and international
persons. These names were
then analyzed based on a number of factors and aspects by a highly
knowledgeable judging commission. The
recipients were:
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The
order of the people in the photograph corresponds to the order of the text
below.
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– Lindolfo Barbosa Lima. Attorney,
ex-Guardian of the Environment for the jurisdiction of Formiga, a town in
Minas Gerais. Currently, Lindolfo works as an attorney in Uberaba – MG.
He has faced many situations where environmental abuse was involved.
He has become one of the most important leaders in passing on
solutions to the public, resulting in a pioneering method of dealing with
social-environmental issues. “What I believe is that we have exchanged the foxes watching over the
eggs, for animals less hungry and aggressive.”, he suggested upon
defending the idea that councils be separated from municipalities.
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– Marcos Terena. Director
of Funai’s Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Founder of Brazilian
Indigenous Movement. Representative
for Indigenous Rights along with United Nations.
Commission Counselor for Indigenous Intellectual Property. Organizer of the World Conference of Indigenous People during
Rio – 92. He currently
works as a lecturer at national and international environmental meetings
such as, Earth Summit – Brasilia, 2000, World Conference for the
Environment and Sustainable Development.
“When you pass on and go to Heaven – bring a mop, bucket and water,
because the sky is dirty. There
is a huge amount of pollution up there.
Just look at the ozone.”, quipped Terena.
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– Pierre Weil. Psychologist
and French Educator. President
of the City of Peace Foundation and Dean of the International Holistic
University in Brasilia. He
has studied at the University of Geneva, Lyon and Paris, where he acquired
a doctorate degree in Psychology. Professor
Emeritus at the University of Minas Gerais.
Received the UNESCO Award for Education in Peace.
Founder of the Brazilian Association of Applied Psychology and
President of the Society of Psychology in Minas Gerais.
He has lectured extensively on the subjects of Science, Nature and
Man. “When
two people meet – it is not simply two people.
There are four – since everyone, man and woman – has within
them the other – woman and man.”, said Weil, quoting Freud.
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– Paula Saldanha. Paula
is a journalist and writer, and has published more than 40 books, most of
which approach environmental and social issues within our country.
She has worked as text editor, reporter and presenter for the Globo
TV network. In the last 18
years, she has developed an independent work of a series of programs for
television – Expeditions – shown on the Culture TV (Educational TV)
channel for the Brasil TV Network. She
is president of the Blue Earth Institute and director of RW Video, with a
collection of 25 years of documentation on Brazil and its people.
“The thing that is
destroying the nature is not the actions that seek to produce food or
goods for basic consumption, but consumerism and exaggeration that create
a world of packaging and other superfluous waste.”, stated Saldanha
referring to social and material waste products.
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– Ambassador Sara Faingezicht
Waisleder de Gloobe. Costa
Rica. Degree in Political
Science and International Relations from the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem, Israel. Interdisciplinary
course in Human Rights. Special Mission Ambassador for the United Nations and
Organization of American Nations, OAN.
Honored by King Juan Carlos of Spain with the ‘Isabel the
Catholic’ Order. She has
taken part in many environmental protection and preservation projects in
Costa Rica. “Twenty
eight percent of the area of my country, Costa Rica, are protected by law
and forty percent of our total area is still covered by rain forest.
Remember: RESULTS, before WORK, only exists in the dictionary.”,
stressed Sara.
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– Ambassador Ion Floroiu. He has worked as Division Chief of Western Europe in the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Romania.
He has also passed through the Romanian Embassies in Paris and
Lisbon. He has defended in a
number of circumstances a sustainable development for Romania and Europe,
highlighting the necessity of environmental balance on the planet.
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– Ambassador Stratos Doukas.
Greece.
Specialist in International Law for the International Academy in
Haia. Ambassador in Mexico,
by way of American and German Embassies.
Motivator for the Conference of Sustainable Development and the
Environment of the Mediterranean. He
has participated in many environmental protection and preservation
projects in Greece. “In my country, Greece, at least .02 of GNP (Gross National Product)
goes to investing in projects and/or organizations around the world that
fight to save the environment.”, he stated.
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– Eliseu Roberto de Andrade Alves.
Ph.D. from Purdue University, USA.
Founder, ex-president and researcher for Embrapa.
He is world-renowned as a scientist and administrator of science
and technology. While at
Embrapa, he began new, advanced lines of research based on the principle
that technology had to be biological and economically possible.
Based on this, he created the biological control of plagues,
biological fixation of nitrogen and agro-ecological zoning of Brazilian
crops.
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