Sustainability Forum begins today in the Amazon

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

Amazon forest aerial view

The 2nd INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON SUSTAINABILITY starts today  in Manaus, capital of the state of Amazonas, Brazil. The debate around economic, environmental and social sustainability of the Amazon and the planet will be attended by former US President Bill Clinton, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and filmmaker James Cameron as well as 600 business, political and environmental leaders from Brazil and around the world.

The purpose of the forum is to publicize successful sustainable-development practices and mechanisms in the Amazon, to demonstrate the rain forest’s economic and environmental value and to show how the forest impacts the region and the world.

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About Hildete Vodopives

Hildete de Moraes Vodopives is founder of Brazil Global and of the Harvard Strategists Bureau. She is a member of the Brazilian Investment Analysts Association (APIMEC-Rio) where she served as Corporate Relations Director and later, on the board. Hildete advises companies doing business in Brazil. She lives between Paris and Rio and is a member of the Harvard Club of Paris and of the Mercosur Women’s Forum.
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