The Amazonia Conference

The Amazonia Conference is a global warming activist organization with a particular focus on education of the public.

The Amazonia Conference
MottoEducation for Preservation
EstablishedFebruary 1990
Location
International

The Conference was established in April 1990, when governments of the world were discussing the dangers of global warming at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. The Conference is an educational organisation with the aim of educating people about the endangered natural environment and what the group believes to be inevitable catastrophic consequences if no proactive and preventive steps are taken.[1][2]

The project has spawned other initiatives, such as The Amazonia Society, the Amazonia Seminar, the Amazonia Experience, and the Amazonia Files.

The Amazonia Conference is an organisation which priorities education over radical campaigning, believing that it is effectively easier to "form the minds of the young instead of attempting to amend adult ones." The project also has a division which visits companies and other organisations to educate their employees or members, on current environmental issues.

The Amazonia Conference is the biggest educational project in Portugal,[3] and received British Airways' "Best Environmental Project" Award in 2004.

History

The Amazonia Conference was established in 1990 by Valdir Bento, physicist who formerly worked in NASA's Laser technology department. The project developed into a full educational project in Portugal, and is expanding in the United Kingdom. The 'Conference' has also worked in the United States and France, and is exploring work in the Asia-Pacific region.

References
  1. "Amazonia amazing city youngsters". The Press. 2002-03-22.
  2. Castleman, Amanda (2000-08-14). "The crocodile wrestler and snake charmer coming to a school near you soon ..." Oxford Mail. Archived from the original on 2006-02-28.
  3. Diário de Notícias, 2000
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