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EU Commissioner Sinkevičius in Paraguay, Bolivia and Ecuador to discuss cooperation on addressing deforestation

15 March - 22 March

Brussels, 15 March 2024

From today until 22 March, Commissioner Sinkevičius is travelling to Paraguay, Bolivia and Ecuador to discuss cooperation in environmental protection, notably in the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation.

Today, the Commissioner will be in Paraguay where he will meet Santiago Peña, President of the Republic, and Víctor Alfredo Verdún Bitar, Minister of Foreign Affairs. He will also hold exchanges with private sector organisations as well as civil society and youth representatives. On 16 March, the Commissioner will visit the Itaipu hydroelectric dam and launch the EU Forest4Life Project Paraguay at the Mbaracayú Forest Nature.

On 18 March, the Commissioner will be in Bolivia where he will meet with Minister for Foreign Affairs, Celinda Sosa Lunda; Minister of Planning, Sergio Cusicanqui; and Minister of Environment, Rubén Méndez. On 19 March, he will travel to the protected area of Santa Cruz ‘Lomas de Arena’, where he will meet regional representatives and discuss the issues linked to deforestation. He will also visit the Santa Cruz Environmental Education Centre.

Finally, on 20 March until 22 March, the Commissioner will be in Ecuador where he will meet Gabriela Sommerfeld, Minister of Foreign Affairs. He will notably exchange on the fight against environmental crimes, on deforestation and fisheries. The Commissioner will then participate in the high-level segment of the Conference on Products Free of Deforestation, followed by the launch of the Team Europe Ukumari project and signature of the Memorandum of Understanding on the EU-Ecuador forest partnership.

On 21 March, the Commissioner will meet with Sade Fritschi, Minister of Environment; Mónica Calvopiña, Life Fund executive director; and María José Barragán, science director of the Charles-Darwin Foundation. Finally, on 22 March, the Commissioner will travel to Quito, where he will meet the Mayor, Pabel Muñoz, to discuss green urban mobility, water and sanitation.

A press conference will take place today after the meeting with Santiago Peña, President of the Republic of Paraguay, which you will be able to follow live on EbS.

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Venue

Paraguay

Organizer

EU Commission