Sergio Bergman

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I am a citizen who wants to compromise to make any difference. I come forth not a division or a policy of confrontation. I think our crisis is cultural. Human rights do not claim we have military or the need to meet and take. And that is done with law, order and progress.

Sergio Bergman [7]

Rabbi Sergio Bergman is founder of Argentina Ciudadana (Civic Argentina), an organization that promotes:

Political views

He held a criticism of the administration of former President Nestor Kirchner and former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner position. [8] He is a strong critic of both the government and Kirchner Argentine Jewish institutions.

Minister of Environment

During Kirchnerism, Argentina was aligned with the countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), which questioned the reports produced by the United Nations on climate change. In December 2015, environmental policy aligned with global and contemporary economies

During its management, nine parks and protected areas were created, such as Aconquija National Park, the Iberá National Park, and the Ciervo de los Pantanos National Park. Six of those were created in 2018: it was the registry for the creation of national parks and protected areas in one year.

He relaunched the national park ranger training course, which was closed since 2012.

It tripled the protected area throughout the country and increased the protection of our sea to 7% with the creation of Yaganes and Namuncurá Banco Burdwood II marine parks.

World Union for Progressive Judaism

In 2020, Bergman became president of the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ), the first WUPJ president from South America. [9]

He defined four priorities for the WUPJ: [9]

References

  1. Perfil del Legislador
  2. JTA. "Rabbi tapped as Argentina's new environment minister". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  3. "Decreto 802/2018". Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina (in Spanish). 5 September 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. International Handbook of Jewish Education, ISBN   978-94-007-0354-4
  5. "[NEW YORK AND JERUSALEM] World Union Announces New President, Rabbi Sergio Bergman | World Union for Progressive Judaism".
  6. "Sergio Bergman: "El sistema republicano ha colapsado"". 15 October 2006.
  7. "El rabino Bergman lanzó su candidatura a jefe de Gobierno de la Ciudad – Infobae.com". Archived from the original on 16 April 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  8. "Sergio Bergman: "El sistema republicano ha colapsado"". La Nación. 15 October 2006.
  9. 1 2 "Rabbi Sergio Bergman of Argentina is new president of World Union for Progressive Judaism". Religion News Service. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  10. "The Jewish Effective Giving Initiative". jewisheffectivegiving.org. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Marching Towards WUPJ's Next Century: A Strategic Vision, by Rabbi Sergio Bergman – UJR-AmLat". 1 June 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
Sergio Bergman
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Secretary of the Environment and Sustainable Development
In office
5 September 2018 10 December 2019