(May 9th) A week dedicated to bioenergy. In Maputo, Mozambique, it just ended a week organized by the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP), as part of its Working Group on Capacity Building for Sustainable Bioenergy. The event – hosted by the Government of Mozambique with the support of the Governments of Brazil and Italy – saw the participation of 150 experts and officials from the Ministries of Energy, Agriculture and Environment, as well as representatives of the private sector and civil society. The participants from Africa , Latin America, South-East Asia and Europe discussed specific issues of sustainability in the African continent. Francesca Blasone, First Secretary of the Italian Embassy in Mozambique, at the end of the event has emphasized the Italia support to the Global Bioenergy Partnership and the importance of the development of the bioenergy sector in Mozambique. (red)
