The city of Brasilia, will host, on the next September 9th, 10th, and 11th, the VIII Green Meeting of the Americas, “Conference of the Americas for the Environment and Sustainable Devolopment, important and popular forum in favor of socio-environmental development of the hemisphere and the planet. The event will bring together the main national and international leaderships on the environment and sustainable development, both governmental and non-governmental, and there, among other things, the Green Prize of the Americas will be awarded.

It must be pointed out the Greenmeetings’ actions have significantly reflected upon the several segments of the government and society, delineating and contributing to a better awareness building, focussed on environmental management and socio-economic development. Therefore, it is necessary to assure the continuity of this process,so this

debate can advance so as to be owned and understood by all. However, it is still necessary to promote popular participation in this meeting, more and more, in a qualified and consistent way, with the public offering propositions.
   
   
“Looking for Solutions”, the objective of the seventh Green Meeting of the Americas is to look for solutions for the global environmental problems, with concrete and objective discussions, involving a larger number of institutions and segments of society, from Brazil and abroad. Widening its scope and democratizing the discussions beyond the governmental, technical and academic subjects, bringing forth the successful experiences that allow for their application in areas with similar problems.

 

We hope this meeting, in addition to contributing to the current discussions about the environment and sustainable development, can bring together efforts towards searching for solutions for the several socio-environmental problems, towards a better quality of living for present and future generations.

 
 
 
The Green Prize of the Americas 2008, which will be awarded at the solemn opening of this meeting, will be the result of observations and research at the international level, to honor personalities and institutions that have, over the years, contributed to the development and environmental preservation of the planet. Just one personality or institution in each category will receive the prize.



The main themes of the VIII Greenmeeting of the Americas to be discussed in the main plenary are directly related to global and local socio - environmental concerns, since the beginning of the century. They are:

Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol;
Hydric Resources;
Amazon;
Natural Disasters;
Energy: The challenge of the sustainabre development;
Biotechnology;
Biodiversity;
Urban Environment and Risk Areas;
Forests;
Environmental Licensing.



The VIII Greenmeeting of Americas and the awarding of the Green Prize of the Americas are being publicized nationally and internationally, though a direct mailing sys-tem, in the media, through a press secretary and on the Inter-net, with links to the main environmental sites in the world. On the other hand, the organizers of the Meeting are encouraging the creation of sector groups for publicizing, both in Brazil and abroad; to better publicize the ideals and purposes of the event.



After the Meeting, as usual, the Organizing Commission will produce a document, reiterating and stating the principles that will guide this forum, which will be called the Green Charter of the Americas 2008, to be sent to the competent authorities in Brazil, the Americas, and other continents, as well as international organisms and conferences, with claims and recommendations in the socio-environmental and economic areas.



With the objective of making this Meeting a great bank of concrete and innovative ideas, the General Coordination of the Meeting is inviting universities, city halls, companies and national and international organisms to present, at this event, their projects that have had successful experiences. The aim is for these experiences to contribute to the solution of the great socio-environmental problems that make economic development difficult, improving people’s quality of life.



The target population invited to the VIII Greenmeeting of Americas is comprised of environmental leaderships, the press, authorities from several countries, experts, representatives of companies and autarchies, environmen-tal organizations at several levels, university professors and students, researchers and representatives of national and international institutions, as well as diplomats from several continents.



The sponsors of the VIII Greenmeeting of Americas, to be carried out in Brasilia city, in September 9th, 10th and 11th, 2008, will have an excellent opportunity to do objective and concentrated marketing, and receive large profits from their investments, besides furnishing Brazilian society with alternative paths of economic and social growth that are not aggressive to the environment.

Ecological Organization - PALÍBER

United Nations UN/PNUMA;
 OAS – Organization of American States;
 The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO);
 Ministry of Environment, Br.
 Ministry of Foreign Relations, Br.
Ministry of Mines and Energy-Br.
Ministry of Communications;
Ministry of the Culture;
WWF - GREENPEACE - FUNAI;
Government of the Federal District;
Government of the Federal District;
Legislative chamber of the Federal District;
State secretary of Environment and Hídricos Resources of the Federal District;
 IBAMA / PONTO TERRA./ AMDA-MG;
 UNB – University of Brasilia;
 ECOCÂMARA / UNIEURO;
 Several other national and international organizations.

 

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