📋 Tender Overview
The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA) held last Tuesday (3/6), the second virtual workshop that discusses the process of participatory construction of the National Plan of Urban Afforestation (Planau) in the municipalities.
The importance of Planau, the role of different sectors and social engagement in the afforestation of cities were some of the topics covered. From June, face -to -face workshops will be held in the five regions of the country, starting with Campinas (SP), in the Southeast stage, June 10th. Then the meetings will be held in Manaus (AM), Northern Region, June 17 and 18; Curitiba (PR), South, June 24 and 25; Recife (PE), Northeast, July 4th; and Campo Grande (MS), Midwest, on July 8th.
The National Secretary of Urban Environment, Water Resources and Environmental Quality of MMA, Adalberto Maluf, evaluated the workshop as a demonstration that the construction of Planau is evolving in practice. It is good to see the plan gaining life. There is a long time to debate about the urban environment, the process of resilience and participatory cooperation. The idea is to bring urban afforestation to a new level, with a more strategic view of Brazil, enhancing the actions already done by various groups, sectors, consortia, metropolitan regions, states, municipalities and, in particular, civil society, he said.
Environmental Justice, Environmental Racism, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services - involving water provision, microclimatic regulation of urban environments and multissectoriality that provided a harmonious cultural, social and environmental relationship with the territories - were other topics highlighted by guest participants.
Still at the meeting, Adalberto Maluf detailed the benefits of human afforestation for society. Arriorization is fundamental to the improvement of human life, health and the very pleasure of living in a wooded city. Afforestation also brings ecological, social and economic benefits, he said.
Partnerships
Planau is being built participatively and with the objective of increasing vegetation cover and biodiversity in cities, ensuring better environmental, climate and quality of life for the population.
Planaus participatory construction is part of the Resilient Green Cities Program, an initiative coordinated by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA).
The second workshop was supported by local governments for sustainability (ICLEI); of the Brazilian Society of Urban Afforestation (SBAU), the National Association of Municipalities and Environment (Anamma) and the Brazilian Association of State Environmental Entities (Abema).
Also participating in the Webinar were the general coordinator of adaptation of urban environments and changing the acting climate of SQA, Jennifer Viezzer; the executive secretary of ICLEI, Rodrigo Perpetual; the executive director of the Vivas Trees Institute, Juliana Gatti-Rodrigues; The President of the Brazilian Society of Urban Afforestation (SBAU), Ana Licia Patriota; the vice president of Anamma, Antonio Marcos Barreto; the representative of ABEMA, Clovis Jose Fernandes de Oliveira Junior; ICLEI Regional Technical Coordinator Marilia Israel; and coordinator-general of adaptation of urban environments to the change of climate in exercise Jennifer Viezzer.
