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Latin American Region Enviromental Programs
 World Environment Day
As part of Rohm and Haas Brasil’s 50th anniversary, the facility at Jacareí launched a project to revitalize the environment along the banks of the Paraíba River under the theme of Sustainable Development. The goal of the project is restore the indigenous fauna, other vegetation and ultimately the wildlife—all of which was removed or dispersed elsewhere due to industrial growth. The Jacarei facility expects to invest approximately 100,000 Brazilian Reais in the project over a four-year period to assist in the purchase and planting of more than 1,800 seedlings.
During World Environment Day held in June 2003, local students were given a tour of the Jacarei facility to learn more about its environmental management system, and helped plant the project’s first seedlings. The day culminated in an art contest, through which the students made drawings of their impressions of Rohm and Haas. The winning entries were turned into postcards to commemorate the 50th anniversary.
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