UNTV: 21st Century - Brazilian Astronaut Pontes teams with UNIDO to create the first-ever Eco-State
675 views · Published 28 February 2014 · 13:57 · Indexed 19 October 2026
Channel: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism
Only a handful of people get the chance to see the world from space and for the Brazilian Astronaut Marcos Pontes this glimpse on the planet's fragility set him on a new path - to create an environmental utopia - the first in the world - in the Amazon rainforest. The project, called Roraima Eco-State is being implemented in cooperation with UNIDO and aims at boosting the local industry in a clean and sustainable way while at the same time protecting the Amazon rainforest.
