Forum das Americas is a Brazilian think-tank that works in two related fields: in the organization and promotion of events, workshops, seminars, and conferences in relevant themes for the international scene; and as an intermediate and an implementing agency of international cooperation agreements which become official through Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) between institutions from different countries. Since the end of 2010, Forum das Americas has been working directly with the environmental-related themes, especially sustainable development and green economy. These areas have been prioritized due to the signature of MoUs between the Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea (IMELS) with the Institute of the Environment of the State of Rio de Janeiro (INEA) and, more recently, with the Secretariat of Energy of the State of Sao Paulo.