Visit to Brasília and Belem

The Environment and Regional Planning Committee

March 1-7, 2009

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Deltagere:

 

FMPU:                               Steen Gade (SF) fmd.

                                        Torben Hansen (S)

                                        Jørn Dohrmann (DF)

                                        Ida Auken (SF)

                                        Flemming Møller Mortensen (S)

                                        Liselott Blixt (DF)

                                        Ole Vagn Christensen (S)

                                        Pia Olsen Dyhr (SF) 

Udvalgssekretariatet:           Lis Grønnegård Rasmussen, sekretariatschef

                                       

                                        Klaus Andersen, udvalgssekretær

 

Miljøministeriet:                   Miljøminister Troels Lund Poulsen (kun 3/3 – 6/3)               

                                        Departementschef Marianne Thyrring (kun 3/3 – 6/3)

                                       

                                        Ministersekretær Peter Østergaard Have (kun 3/3 – 6/3)

                                       

                                        Forstfuldmægtig Christian Lundmark Jensen (SNS)

                                       

 

Klima- og energiministeriet:    Vicedirektør Kristian Møller (ENS)

                                        

                                        Forstfuldmægtig Peter Iversen

                                       

 

Ambassaden Brasilia:            Ambassadør Christian Kønigsfeldt

                                        Klimaattaché Anders Holbech

                                       

                                        

 


 

 

Sunday, March 1, 2009

 

06:50          Departure from Copenhagen Airport TAP Flight TP0503

 

09:30          Arrival Lisbon Airport

 

10:20          Departure from Lisbon Airport TAP Flight TP0173

 

17.00          Arrival in Brasília (Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport)

                 The Ambassador will meet the The Environment and Regional Planning Committee

 

                 Transfer to                                          

                 Hotel Meliá 21                                           

 

 

 


Monday, March 2 2009

 

 

07:45            Briefings at the Hotel

                      Meeting room nr.

 

                 The political situation in Brazil

                 Briefing by Ambassador Christian Kønigsfeldt

                

                 Brazil, biodiversity and forestry

                 Briefing by Peter Iversen, Kemin and Christian Lundmark, Mim

 

09.15          Transfer for the Chamber of Deputies, Office of Legislative Counsel

Palácio do Congresso Nacional, Praça dos Três Poderes

 

 

09:30            Presentations by the Chamber of Deputie’s independant consultative office:

 

                 Introduction by Executive Director Ricardo Rodriques.

 

09:30          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

 

13.45          Transfer to Oca da Tribo

                 SCES Trecho 2 s/n cj, 51

 

14.00          Lunch at Oca da Tribo,

 

15.15          Transfer to Hotel Meliá

 

15:45            The quality of the work done on environment and climate change by the Brazilian government

                 Meeting with Marcelo Furtado, Executive Director, Greenpeace

                 Venue: Hotel Meliá, room #

 

18. 40         Transfer to the ambassador’s residence

                

 

 

19. 00           Dinner hosted by the ambassador

                

 

 

 


Tuesday, March 3 2009

                                 

08.30          Transfer to Ministry of Environment

                 Esplanada dos Ministérios

Bloco B

70068-900 Brasília - DF

 

09.00            The role of forest in a future climate regime and other forestry issues

                      Meeting with Tasso Azevedo, Head of Brazilian Forest Service

 

 

10.30            Brazil’s national plan on climate change – What is actually in it?

                      Meeting with Suzana Kahn, State Secretary Ministry of Environment

 

 

12.30          Transfer to Chamber of Deputies

Palácio do Congresso Nacional

Praça dos Três Poderes
Brasília - DF
 

 

 

13.00            Lunch hosted by the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Michel Tenner

 

                 Venue:

 

15.00            The Brazilian ambitions on environment and climate – Where is the country heading?

                      Meeting with Brazilian politicians (list of participants to follow)

 

17.00          Transfer to hotel Meliá

 

17.45          Check out at hotel (Eric Costa Ribeiro will assist delegation)

                 Note: A sandwich will be served from a table in the lobby as there is almost no food on the plane to Belem.

 

 

18:15          Transfer to Brasilia Airport

 

The Minister will join the Committee at the airport (arriving from Brussels)

 

20:15          Departure for Belem TAM flight JJ3448

 

22.50          Arrival in Belem

 

                 Transfer to

 

                 Hotel Crowne Plaza


Wednesday, March 4 2009

 

 

08.30            Issues of forest clearings (farming, plantations), biodiversity, biofuel and climate change

                 Meeting with Senior Researcher, IMAZON, Mr. Adalberto Verissimo

 

                 Venue: Function Room, Hotel Crowne Plaze, Lobby First Floor.

 

 

10.00          Transfer to Dalhoff Larsen & Hornemann

                 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  

 

12:50          Transfer to Pavan Barbecue

                 Rod Augosto Montenegro, Belém, Para

 

13.00          Lunch hosted by Dalhoff Larsen & Hornemann

 

14.30          Transfer to The Industry Federation of Para (FIEPA)

Trav Quintino Bocaiuva 1588, Belem, Para

 

15.00            Local initiatives on reducing deforestation, Issues of forest clearings (farming, plantations), biodiversity, biofuel and climate issues

 

Meeting with Aimex – Timber Export Organisation of Para. Mr. Justiniano Netto –– Executive Director, Aimex              

 

16:30          Transfer to hotel –

                 Hotel Crowne Plaza is 5 minutes walking distance from Aimex’s offices.

 

19:00         Transfer to Restaurant Boteco das Onze, Casa das onze Janelas

 

19:30           Dinner hosted by the Environment and Planning Committee

 

 

21:30         Transfer to Hotel

                

 


Thursday, March 5 2009 – Belem field trip

 

8.30           Transfer from the hotel to the harbour

                 (Novotel)

 

9.00             Field-trip to Rio Acará and Rio Guamá and a visit to the rainforest

                

15.30                        Arrival back to Belem.

 

15:45         Transfer to Hotel

 

19:00         Transfer to Estacao das Docas, Av Boulevard Castilho Franca s/n, Belem, Para

 

19:30            Dinner hosted by the Minister, Troels Lund Poulsen, in Belém at the harbour – Estação das Docas

 

                 Venue: Restaurant Amazon Beer, a micro brewery.

 


Friday, March 6 2009 – Belem

 

08:30         Transfer to Legislative Assembly of the State of Pará

 

 

09:00         Meeting with State Politicians to discuss local initiatives on securing sustainable development in the forests.

                 Participants: President of the Assembly Mr. Mr. Domingos Chuvenil and Mr. Airton Faleiro as well as members of the committee of environment.

 

 

11:00         Transfer to Palacio do Governo

 

12:00         Working Lunch hosted by the Governor of the State of Para, Mrs. Ana Julia Careta.

 

                 In continuation of the lunch there will be presentations by

                 - Ideflor – State government organ concerned with sustainable development incl forest concessions,  Executive Director Ms. Raimunda Monteiro, and

                 - SEMA – State government organ concerned with the approval of sustainable forest projects, Vice minister Marcelo, Bastos Fracozo

 

The Minister leaves the Committee to return to Copenhagen

 

15:00          Transfer to Hotel

 

 

Afternoon    At your own disposal

 

Depending on the interests of the Committee, theres is opportunity for a bus-tour outside Belém along a road, which was opened 6 years ago. Along the road it will be possible to see areas that have been deforested because the road has given access to areas which were not previously accessible.

 

 

Evening       Dinner

                

 

 


Saturday, March 7 2009 – Belem

 

09.15          Check-out  

 

09.45          Transfer for Belém Airport

 

11.20          Departure Belém Airport TAM flight JJ3447

                

13:55          Arrival at Brasília Airport (OBS! Luggage must be collected and new check in carried out)

 

 

15.00          Guided tour of Brasília

 

 

17.00          Transfer to Brasília Airport

 

18:30          Departure from Brasília Airport TAP flight TP0172

 

 

Sunday, March 8 2009 - Copenhagen

 

06:40          Arrival in Lisbon Airport

 

09:15          Departure from Lisbon Airport TAP flight TP0504

 

14:00          Arrival in Copenhagen