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2016 Braskem | Annual Report 69 IMPACT OF THE OPERATIONS ON COMMUNITIES Green Belts In all, 30 of Braskem's 40 units have a green belt - a green area around the industrial plants that provides another level of protection and reduces exposure to risks. The green belt also protects local flora and wildlife species and helps improve the quality of the air in the environment. With 68 hectares of area, the Braskem Environmental Station, which surrounds the Triunfo Petrochemical Complex (Rio Grande do Sul), has been continuously monitoring the wildlife and flora carried out by the Zoobotânica Foundation since 1989. Currently, the space welcomes students for guided tours that promote environmental education through games and workshops in the middle of the native forest. In 2016, there were over 2,800 visitors. Another Braskem green belt is a preservation area located in the district of Pontal da Barra, next to Braskem's Chlorine-Soda unit in Maceió (Alagoas). Created in 1987, it is now a space for studies, visits, and development of social and environmental projects, and in 2016, the space received over 5,000 visitors and trained over 124 producers. The area stands out for the preservation of local wildlife and flora, and was recognized by UNESCO as an Advanced Outpost of the Atlantic Forest Biosphere. Safety and Communication communication with Communities Braskem has channels open to all Communities where it operates. In some units, in addition to the toll-free number (0800) and the Ombudsman's office available on the Company's website, the Community may dialogue with the Company through periodic meetings, factory visitation programs, training, and interface with the government - initiatives usually promoted by the Community Consultative Councils (CCC's) of each location. In the ABC region, in São Paulo (Brazil), the CCC returned in December 2016, with the COFIP ABC action. APELL One of the highlights of Braskem's relationship with its surrounding community is the Community Preparedness and Response to Local Emergencies (APELL), implemented in Brazil in the units located in the states of Alagoas and Rio de Janeiro over twenty years ago. The project conducts and coordinates emergency simulation and keeps the Community informed about the risks and measures that control and minimize possible impacts arising from industrial operations. The local coordinators of the program also plan and execute training activities and guarantee the reliability of equipment and tools such as alarm systems, substance detectors, and respiratory protection equipment that is used by public agencies. In 2016, there were three groups of the program Formando Laços (Building Bonds). The initiative brings communities and local Estação Ambiental Braskem Cinturão Verde Braskem entities to the plants, offers a Toxicology and Medical Conduct course for health professionals, simulation, and implements actions against the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Braskem plays a leading role in the community, by engaging its neighbors and providing essential insight into the potential impacts of the products it manufactures and ways to minimize them. Maré Boa Maré Boa is a communication and social responsibility program that seeks to positively impact the Communities within the area of influence of the Port of Aratu in Bahia (Brazil). The program includes actions toward strengthening and sustaining fishing activity and generating jobs and income, such as training courses. The courses offered for the training of waterways professionals, for example, included 45 people from the local community, preparing them for the labor market. In addition to practical actions that ease and prevent risks to the health and safety of Communities, environmental education activities are developed so that the population understands the risks and impacts of the operation of the Private Use Terminal in the region. One of the actions carried out in July 2016 was sponsoring the Civic-Social Action (ACISO) carried out by the Brazilian Navy, which provided support services to five thousand residents of these communities, among them medical care, issuing documents, and dental procedures.
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