DRAFT (PLEASE NOTE ALL APPOINTMENTS ARE TO BE CONFIRMED)
Visit to BrasÃlia and Belem
The Environment and Regional Planning Committee
March 1-8, 2009
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Sunday, March 1, 2009
06:50Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Departure from Copenhagen Airport TAP Flight TP0503
09:30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Arrival Lisbon Airport
10:20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Departure from Lisbon Airport TAP Flight TP0173
17.00Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Arrival in BrasÃlia (Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport)
                The Ambassador will meet the The Environment and Regional Planning Committee
                Transfer to                                         Â
                Hotel Meliá 21                                         Â
SHS Qd. 6 conj. A Bl. D
Tel. +55 61 3218-4700
Fax +55 61 3218-4705
                www.solmelia.com
Evening       Free
                Dinner suggestion: Fogo de Chau
SHS
Quadra 5,
Bloco E - Asa Sul
Monday, March 2 2009
07.45Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The political situation in Brazil
                Briefing by Ambassador Christian Kønigsfeldt
                Hotel Meliá, meeting room nr. xx
08.30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Brazil, biodiversity and forestry
                Briefing by Peter Iversen, Kemin and Christian Lundmark, Mim
09.15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Transfer for the Chamber of Deputies
Office of Legislative Counsel
Palácio do Congresso Nacional
Praça
dos Três Poderes
BrasÃlia - DF
09:30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Brazil as a player on the international scene
Marcelo Barroso Lacombe, PhD in political science and Christiane Lacombe, PhD in international relations
11.00         Bio fuels – challenges on sustainability
Briefing by Paulo Cesar Ribeiro, PhD in mechanical engineering, Rodrigo Dolabella, MSc in agricultural policy and Hubert Humphrey fellow (USA), senior agricultural policy specialist
12.30         Deforestation – efforts made and future challenges
                Mauricio Schneider, PhD in ecology and natural resource management
13.45Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Transfer to Oca da Tribo
14.00Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lunch at Oca da Tribo
                SCES Trecho 2 s/n cj, 51
15.15         Transfer to Greenpeace’s Office
                Quadra 8, Bloco B-50 sala 107
EdifÃcio Venâncio 2000
15.30         The quality of the work done on environment and climate change by the Brazilian                 government
                Meeting with Marcelo Furtado, Greenpeace
17.00         Transfer to Hotel Mélia
18. 40        Transfer to the ambassador’s residence
19. 00Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dinner hosted by the ambassador
                Danish Embassy in BrasÃlia
                SES – Avenida das Naçoes
Q. 807, lote 26
70200-900 BrasÃlia – DF
Brazil         Â
Tuesday, March 3 2009
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08.30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Transfer to Ministry of Environment
                Esplanada dos Ministérios
Bloco B
70068-900 BrasÃlia - DF
09.00         Brazil’s national plan on climate change – What is actually in it?
                Meeting with Suzana Kahn, State Secretary Ministry of Environment
10.00Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The role of forest in a future climate regime and other forestry issues
                Meeting with Tasso Azevedo, Head of Brazilian Forest Service
12.30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Transfer to Chamber of Deputies
Palácio do Congresso Nacional
Praça dos Três
Poderes
BrasÃlia - DFÂ
13.00Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lunch hosted by the president of the President of the Chamber of Deputies
15.00         The Brazilian ambitions on environment and climate – Where is the country heading?
                Meeting with Brazilian politicians (list of participants to follow)
17.00Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Transfer to hotel MelÃa
17.45Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Check out at hotel (Eric Costa Ribeiro will assist delegation)
18:15 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Transfer to Brasilia Airport
The Minister will join the Committee at the airport (arriving from Brussels)
20:15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Departure for Belem TAM flight JJ3448
22.50Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Arrival in Belem
                Transfer to
                Hotel Crowne Plaza
Avenida Nazare 375
Belem, 66035-170 Brazil
Hotel Front Desk: 55-91-32022000
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hotel/BPRHI
Wednesday, March 4 2009
9:00 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Transfer to Imazon
                Rua Domingos Marreiros 220
                Bairro Fátima
                Belém        Â
9.30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Issues of forest clearings (farming, plantations), biodiversity, biofuel and climate change
                Meeting with Senior Researcher, IMAZON, Mr. Justiniano Netto
10.45Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Transfer to Dalhoff Larsen & Hornemann
                Sted: Rod Augusto Montenegro km 11, Icoaraci, Belem, Para
11.00         Sustainable forestry – the challenges and how to get there
                Meeting with environmental manager of DLH, Erik Albrechtsen
12.00         Tour of the DLH Factory Â
13.00Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lunch hosted by Dalhoff Larsen & Hornemann
                Pavan Barbecue
Rod Augusto Montenegro
Belém, Para
14.30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Transfer to The Industry Federation of Para (FIEPA)
                Trav Quintino Bocaiuva 1588,
Belem, Para
15.00Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Local initiatives on reducing deforestation
Issues of forest clearings (farming, plantations), biodiversity, biofuel and climate issues
Meeting Aimex – Timber Export Organisation of Para. Mr. Adalberto Verissimo –– Executive Director, Aimex and Mr. Guilherme Cavalho – Technical Director, Aimex    Â
16:30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Transfer to hotel
Evening      Dinner
Thursday, March 5 2009 – Belem field trip
8.30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Transfer from the hotel to the harbour
9.00          Boat-trip on Rio Acará and Rio Guamá, including walk into the rainforest (see separate annex with more detailed information).
15.30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Arrival back to Belem.
19:00         Dinner hosted by the Minister, Troels Lund Poulsen, in Belém at the harbour – Estação das Docas
                Sted: Av Boulevard Castilho Franca s/n, Belem, Para
Friday, March 6 2009 – Belem
The Minister leaves the Committee to go to Brasilia for a meeting with the Brazilian Environment Minister and return to Copenhagen
9.00Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Transfer to Assemblia Legislative for the State of Para
9.30 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Local initiatives on securing sustainable development in the forests
                 Meetings with the State Government and Legislative Assembly.
                The President of the AL Mr. Domingos Chuvenil or
The Government’s representative Mr. Ailton Fareiro
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10.30        Ideflor – State government organ concerned with sustainable development incl concessions
Ms. Raimunda Monteiro
11.30        SEMA – State government organ concerned with the approval of sustainable forest projects
Mr. Valmir Ortega
13.00         Lunch hosted by the local Governor   Â
Afternoon   At your own disposal
Depending on the interests of the Committee, the feasibility of a short bus-tour to showcase the situation on deforestation, bio-fuel production and use of GMO’s, could be explored.
Evening      Dinner
Saturday, March 7 2009 – Belem
09.15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Check-out Â
09.45         Transfer for Belém Airport
11.20         Departure Belém Airport TAM flight JJ3447
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13:55Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Arrival at BrasÃlia Airport (OBS! Luggage must be collected and new check in carried out)
15.00Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Guided tour of BrasÃlia
17.00Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Transfer to BrasÃlia Airport
18:30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Departure from BrasÃlia Airport TAP flight TP0172
Sunday, March 8 2009 - Copenhagen
06:40 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Arrival in Lisbon Airport
09:15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Departure from Lisbon Airport TAP flight TP0504
14:00Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Arrival in Copenhagen
                                       Sejltur på Rio Acará og Rio Guamá                                    BILAG
Varighed: 7 – timer
Guide: Engelsktalende med kendskab til skovens flora, fauna og indbyggere.
Forløb: Udvalget afhentes pÃ¥ hotellet 8.30 og køres ned til havnen, hvor â€Amazon Queen†den toetages flodbÃ¥d, der er udflugtens primære transportmiddel venter.
På sejlturen vil udvalget kunne nyde den smukke natur, ligesom båden vil sejle forbi landsbyer langt flodbredden, ligesom guiden løbende vil holde oplæg om, hvad der sejles forbi, samt hvad der gøres for at bevare skoven.
Efter frokost, som indtages på en restaurant ved floden, kommer udvalget på en vandretur ind i skoven. Hvor lang og krævende vandreturen skal være kan tilpasses udvalgets ønsker. Herefter går turen retur vil Belém med forventet ankomst 15.30.
