Érika Melhoranse Gouveia, Director of the Forest Portfolio of the United Kingdom's Climate Investment Fund (ICF) in Brazil, visited the extraction reserve, with the aim of reinforcing the importance of international support to protect forests and improve the lives of forest people. (Resex) Chico Mendes, in Xapuri (AC), this Thursday, 11.
Erika Gouveia learned about an initiative funded by the United Kingdom through the REM program, which provides financial incentives to families whose main source of income is extraction.
In Acre, the REM scheme benefits approximately 600 tappers through regular payment of subsidies for rubber.
The program was hosted by Marta Acevedo, General Coordinator of the REM Acres Project, and Executive Director of the Climate Change and Ecosystem Services Regulation Institute (IMC), Jaksilande Araújo and Elsa Mendoza. REM Acres Project – Phase II.
Andrea Reyes, Executive Secretary of the Environmental Services Promotion Organization (Sisa) in IMC and Soldier Jerpson Francisco Noguera Mia of the Army Fire Brigade of Acre Province (CBMAC) also followed the agenda.
The delegation visited the property of Raimundo Mendes, a cousin of Chico Mendes, also known as Raimundo, and an environmentalist. Environmental activist recalls conflicts, challenges and achievements with leader Chico Mendes.
Raimundão Méndez reinforced the importance of continuing international support, including the United Kingdom, to pursue public policies for the protection and appreciation of forests and made important considerations for new projects that link conservation to improving the lives of communities.
Later, the ICF Director from the United Kingdom in Brazil visited Casa de Chico Mendes and the headquarters of the 8th Battalion of the Xapuri Fire Department, which is also funded by REM to counter and combat illegal deforestation.
Speaking about international partnerships, Érika Gouveia reinforced the United Kingdom's commitment to allocate more than R$3 billion to Brazil for projects aimed at protecting the climate and nature to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy.
He recalled that last year, British Prime Minister James Wise signed the United Kingdom-Brazil Joint Agreement on Green and Inclusive Development, on the official agenda at Itamaraty and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA).
The initiative foresees investments in forests, knowledge sharing, political cooperation and support for sustainable agriculture, climate finance and energy transition projects.
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