COP 15 – Copenhagen – December 2009
INVITATION
INVITATION TO
TO A
A SIDE
SIDE EVENT
EVENT
SOY
SOY MORATORIUM
MORATORIUM IN
IN THE
THE BRAZILIAN
BRAZILIAN AMAZON
AMAZON BIOME
BIOME
A multistakeholder successful initiative to
combat deforestation
We invite you to learn more about the Soy
Moratorium in the Amazon Biome. The
purpose of this initiative is to conciliate
economic development with rainforest
protection. Promoted by the private
sector, it includes the participation of
the following civil society organizations:
International Conservation, Greenpeace,
IPAM, TNC and WWF Brasil, in addition to the
Brazilian Ministry of the Environment. The
initiative is also supported by Amigos da Terra
Amazônia Brasileira, Imaflora and STTR Santarém.
Innovations adopted during the third monitoring year
and the next steps of the Moratorium will be presented
at that time.
Soy Moratorium Work Group
Speakers:
- Carlo Lovatelli, President of ABIOVE – Brazilian Association
of Vegetable Oil Industries and ABAG – Brazilian
Agribusiness Association
- Paulo Adario, Director of the Greenpeace Amazon
Campaign.
Date and time options
December 15 (Tuesday), from 09:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. or
December 16 (Wednesday), from 11:30 a.m. to 01:00 p.m.
Place
Espaço Brasil (Brazilian Space) at Hall C-7 of the Bella Center
STTR de Santarém