On his last day of the Brazilian State Visit in Vietnam, Hanoi, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change (MMA), Marina Silva, said in an event with entrepreneurs that the economy and ecology are part of the same equation. “Properly taking care of the agenda of trade and economic relations associated with the issue of climate change and the environment is fundamental. Without this agenda, there will be no economic relations between our countries, nor in the world, because natural resources are the basis of our development,” he said, according to Sunday, 30, the advisory of the folder. “I often say that economics and ecology are part of the same equation,” he added.
In the speech made during a panel of federal government ministers at the Brazil-Vietnam Economic Forum, Marina highlighted the financial instruments developed by MMA with other folders to boost the agendas to combat climate change and environmental preservation. “We have done our homework. We created an investment platform between countries, Bip. We launched green titles and managed to capture about R $ 10 billion for energy transition, bioeconomic and sustainable development actions. In addition, we are working on our ecological transformation plan, the basis of all this, led by Finance Minister Fernando Haddad,” he said.
The minister emphasized the Fund for tropical forests forever (TFFF), announced by Brazil at COP28, the UN climate conference held in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The initiative will reward countries that proven to protect their tropical forests based on satellite monitoring. The federal government works to capture US $ 125 billion and launch the TFFF during COP30, which takes place in Belém (Pará) in November.
At least 20% of resources will be directed to indigenous populations and traditional peoples and communities that are on the front line of forest preservation. “Brazil is committed to restoring 12 million hectares, which is important for the reach of our goal of reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The fund tropical forests will always pay for protected forest hectare, a way of encouraging producers to preserve their forests because they mean more water, protection of our communities and a more resilient agriculture,” he said.
In the two days of state visit to the Asian country, Marina Silva accompanied President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in meetings with the leaders of the Vietnamese political system.
