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Communication, Education & Public Awareness

Brazil

Brazil

On May 22, the Minister of Environment of Brazil, Ms. Marina Silva, announced the release of the document "Priority Areas for Conservation", which was prepared by the Brazilian Government, in collaboration with Conservation International and SOS Mata Atlantica. A Map of Forest Cover was also distributed at this event.

In addition, a presentation was made on Cerrado (a dryland in Brazil) by researchers of the Secretariat of Biodiversity and Forest to celebrate IBD.

The IBD material provided by the Secretariat of the CBD was widely used and distributed.