The presidential advisor, Manuel Campos, Fuente Alamo today urged women to enable business activities and projects to "advance a greater commitment, awareness and responsibility towards the environment, and in turn reinvent global perception on respect for environment in business management. "
Campos said so during the opening of the conference 'Eco-woman', included in the Interregional Cooperation Project Rural Women and Environment, which promotes the sustainable development of natural resources and promoting equal opportunities between men and women.
The head of the Presidential noted that the woman has "great qualities" to operate entrepreneurial initiatives towards environmental protection and improvement of the utilization of indigenous resources of natural sites.
"With just a good idea and a great opportunity exists to undertake, with enthusiasm, creativity and effectiveness, activities to promote balanced participation of men and women in decision-making, which brings social benefits, economic and environmental" he said.
In this regard, the Minister stated that conjugation with environmental entrepreneurship will be a short-term cost and effort to bring quality management, investments and costs to stricter environmental standards, but added that "without certainly generate a positive result in the regional economy and also on the environment. "
The presidential advisor said that effective rural development creates employment opportunities for high quality young women, and achieves an equal distribution of tasks and responsibilities and increases the influence of women in all areas of decision making and planning.
In addition, Campos recalled that the regional government business policy is focused on advancing equal opportunities, promoting access and the incorporation of women into traditionally male jobs and its involvement in maintaining the environment.
Source: CARM