UN Launches Planet Earth
International Year for
Latin America
The United Nations on
Wednesday launched
Planet Earth
International Year for
Latin America and the
Caribbean during a
science seminar at the
Brazilian congress.
Minister of Science and
Technology Sergio
Rezende, Minister of
Environment Marina
Silva, the country's top
diplomat Celso Amorim
and UN representatives
attended the opening
ceremony.
A photo and picture
exposition on Earth
protection was also
opened as part of the
event.
The Planet Earth
International Year seeks
to boost the sciences'
potential for building a
safer, healthier and
more sustainable
society.
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