{"id":3750,"date":"2012-05-14T14:40:55","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T17:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=3750"},"modified":"2016-01-28T09:15:22","modified_gmt":"2016-01-28T12:15:22","slug":"favelas-side-by-side-with-rio-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=3750","title":{"rendered":"Favelas Side by Side with Rio +20"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas\"\"<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

For the original article in Portuguese published in Viva Favela click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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It was January. A hot, sunny Saturday. The thermometer marked 41\u00b0C (106\u00b0F). Everything suggested that this would be a perfect day at the beach. And it was, except for those who decided to get together in the neighborhood of Rocha Miranda, a Rio suburb, where the 3rd Community Conference on Environmental Health<\/strong> took place. The conference counted with the presence of City Councilman Edson da Creatinina, chairman of Rio+20\u2019s Parliamentary Commission, as well as members of the municipal Environment Secretary. At the event, environmental activists, representatives of residents associations from various favela communities across Rio and, most importantly, the residents themselves, all collectively discussed and identified possible procedures and strategies that would improve quality of life in favelas (at least with regard to the environment).<\/p>\n

The first Conference, held in 2008, and the 2nd, in 2009, resulted in the creation of the Rio Charter and the Acari Charter, respectively. The documents contained important requests to the government, as well as possible solutions to environmental issues – discussed and decided upon by participants. At this year\u2019s event, the Favela Communities Charter was issued, which will be delivered during the Rio+20 People’s Summit. With this the 3rd Conference plays a vital role: bringing the voices of the favelas to Rio+20.<\/p>\n

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Themes such as waste and where it ends up, community reforestation and temperature rises were debated by all those present. There\u2019s a clear goal behind this mobilization, as NEPP (N\u00facleo Ecol\u00f3gico Pedras Preciosas) President Juscelino Porto explains: \u201cWe are here to engage in the Rio+20 Conference. Participants from around the world coming to the conference generally don\u2019t look to the movement happening in favelas. We have a special perspective about what goes on in favela communities and the difficulties residents face,\u201d he says. Juscelino, also an initiator of the Community Conference, concludes: \u201cWe will continue our efforts to expand environmental awareness; we are fighting for the cause to protect our planet and we will not give up.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event received support and participation of Pan-Americana, a chemical company set up in the region of Hon\u00f3rio Gurgel that embraced NEPP\u2019s cause. Ti\u00e3o Santos, another supporter representing Viva Rio<\/a>, called attention to the fact that \u201cRio+20 is already here, which means twenty years have passed since Rio92. If we reexamine all the agreements made during Rio92 from a social, cultural and governmental point of view, and evaluate what has in fact been accomplished, the outcome is quite unfavorable.\u201d Ti\u00e3o further stresses the importance of collectivity in winning the environmental cause. \u201cWe are having the Official Summit and the People’s Summit; both will count with a range of street mobilizations where social movements, federations, associations and committees will carry out a fundamental purpose in acting effectively and in an organized way to influence the activities of the Official Summit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"From its first edition to this day, the Community Conference has distributed over 36,000 saplings, including those of endangered species such as Brazilwood (pau-brasil). Our goal is that, in ten years, some of these saplings will already be trees helping to alleviate temperature rise.<\/p>\n

What favela communities can do \u2013 and they are already doing \u2013\u00a0is to acquire this preoccupation and demand a say in the decisions being made. However, we know how difficult it is for us to be heard or even consulted when it comes to the environment. Regardless of these obstacles, favelas have a voice. And not only that, but we have arms that plow land, hands that plant and collect seeds and legs that walk tirelessly all day long, without polluting a thing.<\/p>\n

For more information on community efforts and the environmental question:<\/p>\n

verdejar.org.br<\/a><\/p>\n

raizesemmovimento.org.br<\/a><\/p>\n

mudancasclimaticas.andi.org.br<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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