Pro-Natura International (PNI) is an environmental and poverty alleviation NGO working in developing countries. Founded by Dr Marcello de Andrade in Brazil in 1985, it was internationalised in 1992 by French engineer Guy Reinaud following the Rio Conference. [1] [2]
PNI has specialised in the production and use of biochar, an agro-ecological technology for soil fertility and carbon sequestration.
Avon Products, Inc. or simply known as Avon, is a British multinational cosmetics, skin care, fragrance and personal care company, based in London. Avon had annual sales of $9.1 billion worldwide in 2020.
The University of São Paulo is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian public university and the country's most prestigious educational institution, the best university in Ibero-America, and holds a high reputation among world universities, being ranked 100 worldwide in reputation by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. USP is involved in teaching, research and university extension in all areas of knowledge, offering a broad range of courses.
The Body Shop International Limited, trading as The Body Shop, is a British cosmetics, skin care and perfume company.
Resende is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. The population is 132,312 in an area of 1094 km2. Resendense refers to people or things that come from or inhabit Resende. It is the oldest town in this region, which has boundaries with the state of São Paulo and Minas Gerais. It is an important industrial, automotive, metallurgical, and tourist center, and headquarters of the world's second-largest military complex, the Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras (AMAN). Resende is of national importance and houses the Nuclear Fuel Factory complex of the "Indústrias Nucleares" of Brasil, the only one able to enrich uranium. Resende's automotive area holds MAN Latin America, the biggest truck and bus factory of Brazil, limited to PSA Peugeot Citroën and Michelin.
Natura & Co is a Brazilian global personal care cosmetics group headquartered in São Paulo. The Natura & Co Group currently includes Natura Cosméticos, Aesop, The Body Shop and Avon. The Group is present in 73 countries across all continents except Antarctica. Natura Cosméticos, the parent company, was founded in 1969 by Antônio Luiz Seabra and became a public company listed on São Paulo Stock Exchange in 2004. Currently the company is the largest Brazilian cosmetics company by revenue. In May 2019 Natura & Co announced that it had entered into definitive agreement to acquire Avon Products, Inc. The transaction was approved by Brazilian regulations authorities in the beginning of November 2019 and was completed in January 2020, making Natura & Co the 4th largest pure-play beauty company in the world.
The Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica is an institution of higher education maintained by the Brazilian Air Force and is located in São José dos Campos, Brazil. ITA is consistently ranked as one of the top engineering schools in Brazil and engages in advanced research in aerospace science and technology.
Brunnen is a resort on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland, part of the municipality Ingenbohl, at 46°59′44″N8°36′17″E.
The Cayenne jay is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
The guira tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
The spotted tanager is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, known as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team. He is considered a versatile player, being able to play as either a central striker, second striker, winger or occasionally as an attacking midfielder. A prolific goalscorer and renowned playmaker, he is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world. Neymar has scored at least 100 goals for three different clubs, making him one of three players to achieve this.
Saint-Thierry is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
Raden Ali Sastroamidjojo, more commonly known as Ali Sastroamidjojo, was an Indonesian politician, diplomat, lawyer, and statesman who served as the eighth and tenth Prime Minister of Indonesia, from 1953 until 1955, and again from 1956 until 1957. He also served as the Indonesian Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1957 until 1960, the first Indonesian Ambassador to the United States, the first Indonesian Ambassador to Canada and the first Indonesian Ambassador to Mexico. In addition, he was also appointed chairman of the Asian-African Conference in Bandung, and also was the chairman of the Indonesian National Party (PNI), from 1960 until 1966.
Aesop is an Australian luxury skin care brand owned by Brazilian company Natura & Co. In addition to skin care, Aesop also produces hair care, soaps and fragrance. Each Aesop store has a unique interior design developed in collaboration with various architects, interior designers and artists. As of 2019, the brand had over 320 points of sale across 25 countries. Aesop produces 83 product formulations and three shaving accessories.
Pro Natura, founded in 1909 in Basel as Swiss League for the Protection of Nature, is the oldest environmental organisation in Switzerland.
Gabriel Medina Pinto Ferreira is a Brazilian professional surfer who won the 2014, 2018 and 2021 WSL World Championships. With 16 WSL Championship Tour (CT) event wins and 29 Final appearances under his belt, Medina is one of the most experienced surfers when it comes to producing the best surfing under pressure. Medina is 2nd only to Kelly Slater for the most World Titles among surfers currently on the CT.
Frans Krajcberg was a Polish Brazilian painter, sculptor, engraver and photographer. Known for his environmental activism, Krajcberg denounced the destruction of the Brazilian forests, using materials such as burnt wood from illegal forest fires in his artworks.
Daniel Sancery, is a Brazilian rugby union player currently contracted to French Rugby Pro D2 team SC Albi. He mostly plays as a wing, but can also play full-back.
Jérémy Leveau is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole. He previously rode for UCI Professional Continental team Delko–Marseille Provence for 2018 and 2019.
Thibault Ferasse is a French professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam B&B Hotels p/b KTM.