Acre participates in the 116th Ordinary Meeting of the Brazilian Association of State Environmental Entities

With the purpose of participating in debates on priority topics and an integrated agenda between Brazilian states regarding the environmental agenda, the Secretary of the Environment of Acre, Julie Messias, participates, from Saturday, 27th, until Wednesday, 1st , in Maceió (AL), of the 116th Ordinary Meeting of the Brazilian Association of State Environmental Entities (Abema), where the institution’s 1st Ordinary General Assembly is also held.

Participating in the agenda are state environmental secretaries and other representatives, the governor of Alagoas, Paulo Dantas, and the minister of Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silva, via video, in addition to other state representations in the environmental area.

Among the priority topics are the signing of the technical cooperation agreement between the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA), through the Secretariat of Aquaculture and Fisheries, and Abema, held during the meeting; the 5th National Environment Conference (CNMA) and the deliberations to approve the review of Abema’s statute.

The itinerant Abema program began with technical visits to Pindorama, a cooperative based on family farming, located in the municipality of Penedo and Foz do Rio São Francisco. The technical agenda concluded with debates about the case of Braskem (a global petrochemical company that was accused, in 2019, by the Brazilian Geological Survey (CPRM), a federal government agency, of causing soil instability through the extraction of rock salt) , from the perspective of environmental and social challenges.

In the plenary session this Monday, the 29th, a working meeting was held to define the priorities of Abema 2024. Relevant topics were discussed such as the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR), biodiversity, water resources, deforestation, environmental education and the climate agenda, among other demands.

Secretary Julie Messias spoke of the relevance of the meeting. “Abema connects us and enables the exchange of information, experiences and best practices between state environmental agencies. It plays a fundamental role in strengthening the country’s environmental management. Here, in this space of participatory governance, we establish joint strategies for common environmental challenges, such as biodiversity conservation, combating deforestation and fires, water resources management and others,” she stated.

The governor of Alagoas, Paulo Dantas, said that the meeting promotes the unification of interests between the states, in order to generate greater efficiency in environmental management. “It is very gratifying to have all of you here, leaders linked to the environmental agenda, to deal with common issues in the defense of our environment. We welcome everyone, and be invited to future events that can help build a better environment for everyone,” he noted.

The president of Abema, Maureen Lazzaretti, addressed the importance of Abema and the union of Brazilian states, which, even with different biomes, must be united in favor of the environment, with more sustainable alternatives.

“I thank everyone at the State Secretariat for the Environment and Water Resources of Alagoas, as we are having a technical immersion at this meeting. This meeting allows us to be together, so I also thank my colleagues; This demonstrates the importance that Abema has for all state environmental agencies,” he noted.

On that occasion, it was agreed to create two working groups (GTs), one linked to aquaculture activities and the other related to vegetation suppression.