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Potential trade in Amazon products estimated at $150 billion per year

Brazil is yet to fully capitalize on the export potential of Amazonian products, despite the high demand for items like nuts and açaí among foreign consumers.Jorge Viana, the head of the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil), estimates that the global trade of goods compatible with sustainable forest use has the potential to reach approximately $150 billion.He emphasizes the enormous potential, stating: "Out of the approximately $334 billion that Brazil exported last year, the North contributed $28 billion, with $21 billion coming from Pará [a Brazilian state in the Amazon region]. While some may view this as substantial, in comparison to the total export figure, it's relatively modest. The same holds for the Northeast, which exported $27 billion." Viana made the...

Brazil: Belém to host Amazon Dialogues starting today

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Brazil: Belém to host Amazon Dialogues starting today

The Amazon Dialogues, a precursor to the upcoming Amazon Summit that will convene heads of state from countries in the region on September 8 and 9, starts today (Aug. 4) in Belém.Until Sunday (6), representatives from various entities, social movements, research centers, and government agencies in Brazil and the other Amazonian countries will gather on multiple fronts to collaboratively devise suggestions for the reconstruction of sustainable public policies in the region.The outcomes of these deliberations will be presented as proposals to the heads of state during the Amazon Summit meeting. The participation of presidents from Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela has been confirmed, while Ecuador and Suriname will be represented by official delegates.Thematic"Th...

ACTO director: Summit in Brazil to be “Amazon voice”

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ACTO director: Summit in Brazil to be “Amazon voice”

The countdown has begun for one of the most important meetings of heads of state of the so-called Amazon countries: the Amazon Summit, taking place on August 8 and 9 in Belém. Its purpose is to define policies and strategies for the sustainable development of the region.Before that, in a preceding event - the Amazon Dialogues - representatives of entities, social movements, research centers, and government agencies from Brazil and the other Amazonian countries will gather between August 4 and 6 to formulate suggestions aimed at establishing sustainable public policies for the region.The outcomes of these debates will be presented to the heads of state during the Amazon Summit.ACTOThe Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization—ACTO is responsible for organizing the meeting. It is an int...

NASA to expand partnership with Brazil in monitoring Amazon

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NASA to expand partnership with Brazil in monitoring Amazon

Bill Nelson, the administrator of NASA, the U.S. National Aeronautics Space Administration, will tour the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) and Embraer facilities in São Paulo today (Jul. 25). Following this, in-depth discussions will take place between scientists from both countries.On Monday (24), Nelson held a meeting with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the Planalto presidential palace in Brasília. The main focal point of the discussion was NASA's interest in expanding their partnership with Brazil, with a specific focus on monitoring the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest and implementing preservation measures."Our satellites already send a lot of images and information to scientists here in Brazil to locate the destruction of the forest and we will launch, i...

Amazon security plan includes 34 new river, land bases

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Amazon security plan includes 34 new river, land bases

The new security plan for the Amazon will include the creation of 34 new river and land bases, where federal and state police forces should be posted at all times, said Brazil’s Minister of Justice and Public Security Flávio Dino. The idea, he added, is to use the Amazon Fund to finance the construction of these checkpoints.“At each base, we’ll have the Federal Police, the Federal Highway Police, the National Force, and the State Police, as well as the Armed Forces whenever necessary—especially on the border,” he said during a radio interview on A Voz do Brasil Tuesday night (Jul. 11). The plan’s guidelines were defined alongside government authorities from all Amazon states.The minister met in Brasília last week with ambassadors and other representatives from 23 EU countries to unveil...