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Environment Project: ITU for Life
Sao Paulo, Brazil


 
 
It happened on February 27th,2008 at 9 o’clock, in the city of Itu, Sao Paulo, the Project "Itu for Life" which find the international certification of record for the Guinness Book, and also to promote the ecological awareness to alleviate global warming,and continued the focus and development the project Tree is Life

In an integrated action, the mayor of Itu, Herculano Castilho Passos Junior, Yara Blochtein, chairperson of the International Committee of the Environment of BPW International Federation of Business and Professional Women, with support Beatriz Fett, president of the Federation of BPW-Brazil.

The technical support and Dr. Sabetai Calderoni of the Brazil Environment Institute, together we achieved the Greater planting of the world 30.550 thousand trees were planted in 43 minutes, in record time and number of trees

The planting was carried out with a specified choreography by (classical dancing teacher Yara).

  1. Movements in search of concentration and energy with their hands raised up sky
  2. Movements of hands located in the heart to arouse emotion and love
  3. Movement of arms to connect with the Earth Mother Nature.

At half past nine exactly was signalized the beginning of the planting.
The emotion excited the students in a huge joy and the planting was realized during only 43 minutes.

The planting consisted in native species of trees of the Brazilian flora and has been done in areas of the municipality of ITU, such as Taboão Stream and in the Quarter of Itu, by volunteers from the local city.

Invited to certifying testimonies officers and authorities

  1. Herculano Castilho Passos Junior
  2. Carmen Gonzales Consul of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
  3. Dr. Sabetai Calderoni of the Brazil Environment Institute
  4. Esther Halpern journalist and sociologist
  5. Joara Chaves Chess World Champion of BPW
  6. Yara Blochtein Chairperson of the International Committee of the Environment of BPW International Federation of Business and Professional Women.

The overall effort guides in search of sustainable development, in other words, humanity is adopting strategies and objectives to promote economic development with preservation of the environment and social responsibility.
The Project contributes in this direction, using a systematic of actions, which the essence is to promote sustainability on the planet.

Yara Blochtein
Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Environment Sustainable Development of Business Professional
Women BPW International

Triennium 2005-2008. -Regions: Asia – Pacific, Africa, Europe, N. America, Latin America Latin.
90560-10*Porto Alegre /RS* Brazil
e-mail: yara.blochtein@bpw-international.org
skype name: yarawater
Telephone: +55-51-3222-9898 (Cell:+ 55-51-9977-7716 )

 
 
 

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