Events > ExpoAmbiente Centroamericana

Introduction

This exciting event took place from 25-30 November 2003 in Panama City, Panama. The Equator Initiative, together with UNDP, were delighted to attend the expo to highlight the tremendous work of local community initiatives from throughout the tropics in bringing together entrepreneurship, conservation, and poverty reduction. The overall goal of the expo was to increase the visibility of Central American environmental activities and initiatives, particularly those that are working to integrate conservation of hydrological resources with opportunities for environmentally-sound business. The focus was also on searching for ways to insert success enterprises into the international community and its markets.

Equator Initiative Participants:

Pascal Girot
Environmental Risk Advisor
UNDP Costa Rica

Luis Javier Montero
Programme Assistant
Equator Initiative Costa Rica

Lucy Ruiz
Representative of Bolsa Amazonia
Winner of the Equator Prize 2002
Brazil

Alberto Chinchilla Cascante
Director of ACICAFOC
(A regional NGO dedicated to Indigenous and Peasant issues) Costa Rica

Sith Ying Sanchez
ACICAFOC
Costa Rica

Dietmar Stoian
Representative of CATIE
(Centre Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza)
Latin American agronomic research institute
Costa Rica

Event Agenda

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Further Information:
ExpoAmbiente Official Website

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Photos

Click for larger image	Luis Javier Montero of the Equator Initiative speaks with visitors to the Equator Initiative booth at the ExpoAmbiente in Panama City.
Click for larger image	A group of participants in the ExpoAmbiente, including a number of Equator Initiative delegates, gather for a photograph during the course of their week together.
Click for larger image	Participants at the ExpoAmbiente listen to one of the many talks delivered on the topic of Central American environmental sustainability.
Click for larger image	The Equator Initative booth is ready for visitors at the start of the ExpoAmbiente Centroamericana in Panama City.