Wellington brings together his cabinet to discuss the Green Asset program.
In a meeting with his cabinet, Governor Wellington Dias reviewed the current situation of the State and the implementation of the Green Asset program, a law already approved by the Legislative Assembly that encourages the productive sector to protect the state's forests; "This initiative gives the State a new structure to maintain the reserves and native forests, going against the trend in Brazil as a whole. The goal is that in all regions, in a model based on the Paris Agreement, which is now law in Brazil, for each hectare preserved we will have a certification," he explained.
By Pablo Cavalcante
In a meeting with his secretariat, this Friday (25), Governor Wellington Dias took stock of the current situation of the State and the application of the Green Asset, a law already approved in the Legislative Assembly that encourages the productive sector to protect the state's forests.
"This initiative gives the State a new structure for maintaining reserves and native forests, going against the trend in Brazil as a whole. The goal is that in all regions, following a model based on the Paris Agreement, which is now law in Brazil, we will have certification for each hectare preserved. This incentive would be given through social and environmental compensation programs; those who invest, not only in Piauí, can buy bonds to maintain these reserves," explains the governor.
The states of Piauí and Goiás are leading this project, which receives support from the United Nations (UN), the Inter-American Development Bank, and the World Bank.
Regarding the assessment of the current administrative moment of the State, among the positive points highlighted by the head of the Piauí executive branch are the conditions for the development of a set of works, in partnership with the Union, originating from loan agreements, in addition to a favorable context for launching calls for proposals for the development of urban mobility works, health equipment, ambulances, health academies, physiotherapy units and other structuring works in conjunction with the municipalities.
"We are now moving to a new stage with TransCerrados, which will allow the presence of private resources through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. In this area of investment, I am sure that Piauí will take great strides, even in the midst of a strong crisis," comments Dias.
Present at the meeting were the Secretaries of Planning, Antônio Neto; Finance, Rafael Fonteles; Tourism, Flavio Nogueira Junior; and the Superintendent of SEPLAN, Sergio Miranda.
Falling revenue and fiscal challenges
A challenge for the state's infrastructure development policy, the drop in federal funding forces the government to create alternatives to maintain fiscal balance. Federal government initiatives, such as the Pension Reform, directly affect the functioning of the state apparatus in Piauí.
"This proposed pension reform has caused a rush to retirement. To give you an idea, we had around 50 active civil servants, and now we have 40. This has increased the pension deficit, which at the beginning of the term was R$ 400 million, and now that number has reached R$ 1 billion," Wellington points out.