The Program Keeping an Eye on the Environment supports sustainable development

The program Keeping an Eye on the Environment was created to support sustainable development in communities with a low rate of social inclusion, in areas directly affected by Petrobras. Its actions focus on the construction of Community Agendas 21 and on the articulation and implementation of the Community Action Plan through a participative and democratic process based on the partnership between the company and different social actors.

The main role of Petrobras in the program is to support the mobilization of community associations, companies, institutions, NGOs and governments to identify demands, combine common projects and structure the collection of required resources to be able to consolidate them.

The program’s methodology adopts the same procedure as the Brazilian Agenda 21, but at a local government level. It consists of field research and a socioenvironmental diagnosis that reveal the local reality in the opinion of the inhabitants, indicating potential strengths and weaknesses. The information is on a democratic basis at thematic meetings and forums in the communities, with the participation of the different social actors.

Diagnoses and action plans generated by the Community Agenda 21 are used to identify opportunities for the Petrobras Development & Citizenship program and Petrobras Environmental program. Petrobras has invested approximately R$ 8 million since 2004, when the program Keeping an Eye on the Environment was launched.

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Main Results
Domiciles mapped 269.195
Domiciles surveyed 100.220
Accumulated socioenvironmental information 7.215.840
Community Agendas 21 ready (not implemented) 338
Total of Technical Assistants 174
Total of Community Agents 4.735
Total of Forum Advisers 2.300
People directly involved 6.769
People indirectly involved 1.000.000
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Scope
States 14
Municipalities 144
Communities 352
Business Units 16
NGOs 15