O Cantão State Parkem Tocantinsreceived the initial investment of R $ 120 million for the reconstruction of 12 thousand hectares of its degraded areas.
And beyond restoring this area, which is equivalent to 17 thousand soccer fieldsthe project must also meet the rest of Tocantins, told the CNN State Governor Wanderlei Barbosa (Republicans).
O Negotiation protocol for forest restoration was signed last Saturday (25), em Villars-sur olonin Switzerland. The forecast is that the program “Tocantins Restores” Start in March.
The purpose of the initiative is to reduce climate change in the country with environmental preservation practices, being intended to the entire population of agribusiness, communities traditional and riverside. For this It has no vegetation or animal.
“Tocantins is the first subnational state of the world to sign a contract with a multinational company concerned with environmental preservation and also with the reduction of climate change, ”the governor said in an interview with CNN.
According to a statement sent to the press, the project was signed through a partnership of Topar (Tocantins Partnership) with Silvania – a nature investment vehicle of US $ 500 million supported by Mercuria Energy Trading – e a Geonomywhich will be responsible for the execution of tactical operations in the preservation areas and will work under the guidance of the Nature of Tocantins Institute (Natural), responsible for all conservation units of the state of Tocantins.
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Park of Cantão has an area of study, research and does all the follow -up of vegetation and animals. The governor pointed out that all these areas will be restored, with the support of the resources destined by the Silvania Fund.
“We want to attract to these areas, in addition to the biodiversity of trees, also the animals that lived there […] These areas that were degraded is our priority, because they are degraded within an environment that is for environmental protection, ”he said.
For this process, Barbosa explained that the accompaniment will be done through the company that the State created, Restores, respecting the measurement criteria.
“We have the state with 277.5 thousand square kilometers, in addition to the 35% mandatory by the legislation, we will also do the whole survey of our watersheds, so that we can revitalize them.”
In addition, the governor also pointed out that he provides to present these results to COP30, in Pará.
“We will take an answer in projects defined for traditional indigenous and quilombola communities, which live in important reserves […] They will be heard by our government, ”he said.
In addition to reaching all these communities, the idea of the project is also to reassure the production sector, in order to contribute with economic growth in a balanced way.
“The project is good for economic growth, for communities, the environment, for traditional communities and to Brazil. […] The government needs to make the state grow economically, with infrastructure, but it also needs to think of the environment, ”he said.
