Minister Carlos Minc speaks to the press at the Paris Forests Meeting

What: Minister Carlos Minc speaks to the press at the Paris Forests Meeting

Where: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France - Ministerial Conference Center - Rue de la Convention, 27, Paris, France

When: Thursday, March 11, at 5 p.m. (local time)

On Thursday, March 11, the Brazilian minister Carlos Minc participates in a joint press conference organized by the French minister of the Environment, Jean-Louis Borloo, at the end of the Paris Forests Meeting, promoted by the president Nicolas Sarkozy.

The interview is scheduled to happen at 5 p.m., at the Ministerial Conference Center, the same place where the meeting occurs. After the press conference, Minc will speak individually to journalists interested in deepening themes related to the event.

From March 10 to 12, the Brazilian minister of the Environment will be in Paris to take part in the meeting promoted by the president Sarkozy. The event will resume discussions on Forests and Climate, which began in Copenhagen (Denmark) during the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP-15).

At the meeting, ministers from different countries and international negotiators intend to give political impulse to facilitate the implementation of commitments taken in Copenhagen, especially those related to combating deforestation as a way to curb emissions of greenhouse gases.

The Paris meeting's short term objective is to organize the implementation of actions and early funds for forestry and climate. The event will also serve to deepen the dialogue on the mechanism of REDD+ and to resume discussions on the format of the global climate governance - considering the existing international efforts to curb deforestation and ensuring convergence of the participating ministers' views.

The expected outcomes of the Paris Forests Meeting are: supplementary funding announcements; the definition of guidelines to advance in the implementation and coordination of fast start funding; a set of guiding principles for the future REDD+ mechanism. The meeting will also serve as preparation for the meetings in Oslo (Norway), on forest partnership, and Bonn (Germany) and Cancun (Mexico), on climate.

The Brazilian delegation also includes the Secretary of Climate Change and Environmental Quality, Suzana Kahn, the special adviser to the MMA, Tasso Azevedo, and the director of the National Forest Service, Thais Linhares Juvenal.

Agenda

On the morning of Thursday, March 11, at the Paris Forests Meeting, Carlos Minc will chair a discussion session with the theme "Renewal / expansion of announcements for action and support". And on Friday, March 12, at 10 a.m., the minister participates in a meeting of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). He will make a presentation on the Brazilian environmental policy and its priorities. The event will be held at OECD, room CC18, Rue André Pascal.

Wednesday - March 10

- Official dinner for ministers invited to the Paris Forests Meeting

Thursday - March 11

- Opening of the Paris Forests Meeting by the French president Nicolas Sarkozy

- Discussions sessions

Session 1: Renewal / expansion of announcements for action and support

Session 2: Coordination of fast start

Session 3: The REDD mechanism +

- 5 p.m., press conference organized by the French minister of the Environment, Jean-Louis Borloo, with participation of minister Carlos Minc

Friday - March 12

- 10 a.m. to 12 a.m.: Meeting of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), with presentation on the Brazilian environmental policy. The event takes place at OECD, in the Rue André Pascal