LatinNews Daily - 19 May 2011

Brazil: The US-Brazil Biofuels Steering Group and Advisory Board met on 3 March in Washington to advance cooperation of the US-Brazil Memorandum of Understanding on Biofuels Cooperation. The goal of the partnership is to promote the use of biofuels in the region and beyond. US and Brazilian officials were joined by ministerial delegations from the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, and St. Kitts and Nevis: the four initial target countries where the US and Brazil are promoting the development of biofuels for domestic consumption. Also participating were the Advisory Board, comprised of US and Brazilian industry leaders and partner institutions. Working with funding partners, the US-Brazil partnership has committed funds to eight initial projects with a view to fund as many projects as possible.