Brazil, Mato Grosso State
Mato Grosso State of Brazil celebrated joining PAGE on 10 November 2016 during a high-level event, presided by the Governor of Mato Grosso and attended by over 200 guests from the private sector, civil society and academia. The event was preceded by high level discussions with the Governor and his team regarding the importance attached to PAGE, and its overall fit with the state’s economic development plan and guiding principles of “produce, conserve, include.”
Opportunities for green economy action in Mato Grosso
1. Agriculture
2. Renewable energy
3. Eco-tourism
We are sure we are not able to achieve all the goals alone. Never. We have to form partnerships with civil society and the private sector.
Indira Messias Nasser Executive Secretary of the State Council for Sustainable Rural Development, Mato Grosso, Brazil