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From hotspot to hopespot: An opportunity for the Brazilian Atlantic ForestC.L. Rezende, F.R. Scarano, E.D. Assad, C.A. Joly, J.P. Metzger, B.B.N. Strassburg, M. Tabarelli, G.A. Fonseca, R.A. Mittermeier
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2018;16:208-14
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High-resolution remote sensing data reveals 28%, or 32 million hectares (Mha), of native vegetation cover in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
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There are 7.2Mha of degraded riparian areas, of which 5.2Mha at least must be restored before 2038 by landowners for legislation compliance.
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Restoring this existing legal debt could increase native vegetation cover in the biome up to 35%.
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Fundão tailings dam failures: the environment tragedy of the largest technological disaster of Brazilian mining in global contextFlávio Fonseca do Carmo, Luciana Hiromi Yoshino Kamino, Rogério Tobias Junior, Iara Christina de Campos, Felipe Fonseca do Carmo, Guilherme Silvino, Kenedy Junio da Silva Xavier de Castro, Mateus Leite Mauro, Nelson Uchoa Alonso Rodrigues, Marcos Paulo de Souza Miranda, Carlos Eduardo Ferreira Pinto
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2017;15:145-51
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The collapse of the Fundão dam was the major environmental disaster of the world mining industry.
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We identify with high resolution satellite images the ecosystems and cultural heritage damage.
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Contrary to post-disaster expectations, there was a setback in environmental legal planning.
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Deforestation control in the Brazilian Amazon: A conservation struggle being lost as agreements and regulations are subverted and bypassedWilliam D. Carvalho, Karen Mustin, Renato R. Hilário, Ivan M. Vasconcelos, Vivianne Eilers, Philip M. Fearnside
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2019;17:122-30
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Brazil's regulations governing deforestation and logging are often circumvented.
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Agreements with soy and beef companies are important but need strengthening.
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Effectiveness of commodity agreements is diminished by laundering and leakage.
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Timber harvest and transportation permits are open to widespread fraud.
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Ways exist to reduce circumvention of commodity agreements and regulations.
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Why Brazil needs its Legal ReservesJean Paul Metzger, Mercedes M.C. Bustamante, Joice Ferreira, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes, Felipe Librán-Embid, Valério D. Pillar, Paula R. Prist, Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues, Ima Célia G. Vieira, Gerhard E. Overbeck
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2019;17:91-103
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Legal Reserves represent almost one third of all remaining native vegetation in Brazil.
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There is no solid argument, evidence or theory that support that Legal Reserve extinction will favor Brazil development.
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The extinction of Legal Reserves will lead to a huge increase in native vegetation loss, with blatant negative consequences on biodiversity and ecosystem services provision.
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Legal Reserves are a key-component for effective and less expensive nature-based solutions.
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Legal Reserves should be considered as assets for the development of Brazil rather than liabilities.
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Understanding Brazil’s catastrophic fires: Causes, consequences and policy needed to prevent future tragediesVânia R. Pivello, Ima Vieira, Alexander V. Christianini, Danilo Bandini Ribeiro, Luciana da Silva Menezes, Christian Niel Berlinck, Felipe P.L. Melo, José Antonio Marengo, Carlos Gustavo Tornquist, Walfrido Moraes Tomas, Gerhard E. Overbeck
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2021;19:233-55
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Fire incidence in Brazil increased in 2019−2020, with unprecedented magnitude in the Pantanal.
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Fire effects vary according to the evolutionary history of the affected ecosystem.
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A drier climate and land use changes increase the risk of wildfires throughout Brazil.
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Poor governance further exacerbates the risk and damage of wildfires.
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Fire policies must be improved by collaboration among different sectors of the society.
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Ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change: concept, scalability and a role for conservation scienceFabio Rubio Scarano
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2017;15:65-73
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Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) promotes conservation while alleviating poverty and removing GHG.
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EbA is a policy mix that integrates development and environmental policies.
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It triggers adaptive transition, a key step towards sustainability transitions.
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Conservation science can boost EbA by looking into coupled human-natural systems.
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Brazil´s policy setting favors what is possibly the planet´s largest EbA program.
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Ecosystems as infrastructureJosé Maria Cardoso da Silva, Emily Wheeler
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2017;15:32-5
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The concept of ecosystems as infrastructure is reviewed.
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The terms green, ecological, natural, and blue have been used in the literature.
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Green infrastructure is the most commonly used name.
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A more inclusive concept for green infrastructure is proposed.
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Design principles for green infrastructure at all spatial scales are suggested.
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There is hope for achieving ambitious Atlantic Forest restoration commitmentsRenato Crouzeilles, Edson Santiami, Marcos Rosa, Ludmila Pugliese, Pedro H.S. Brancalion, Ricardo R. Rodrigues, Jean P. Metzger, Miguel Calmon, Carlos A. de M. Scaramuzza, Marcelo H. Matsumoto, Aurelio Padovezi, Rubens de M. Benini, Rafael B. Chaves, Thiago Metzker, Rafael B. Fernandes, Fabio R. Scarano, Jair Schmitt, Gabriel Lui, Pedro Christ, Rodrigo M. Vieira, Mateus M.D. Senta, Gustavo A. Malaguti, Bernardo B.N. Strassburg, Severino Pinto
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2019;17:80-3
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Dismantling Brazil's science threatens global biodiversity heritageG. Wilson Fernandes, Mariana M. Vale, Gerhard E. Overbeck, Mercedes M.C. Bustamante, Carlos E.V. Grelle, Helena Godoy Bergallo, William E. Magnusson, Alberto Akama, Suelen S. Alves, André Amorim, Joaquim Araújo, Claudia Franca Barros, Freddy Bravo, Marcelo J. Veiga Carim, Rui Cerqueira, Rosane Garcia Collevatti, Guarino R. Colli, Catia Nunes da Cunha, Paulo Sergio D’Andrea, José Carmine Dianese, Soraia Diniz, Pedro Cordeiro Estrela, Mariluce R.M. Fernandes, Carla Suertegaray Fontana, Leandro L. Giacomin, Luis Fernando P. Gusmão, Flora Acuña Juncá, Ana Carolina Borges Lins-e-Silva, Celia R.A.S. Lopes, Maria Lucia Lorini, Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz, Luiz R. Malabarba, Beatriz Schwantes Marimon, Ben Hur Marimon Junior, Marcia C.M. Marques, Bruno M. Martinelli, Marlucia Bonifacio Martins, Hermes Fonseca de Medeiros, Marcelo Menin, Paula Benevides de Morais, Francisca Helena Muniz, Selvino Neckel-Oliveira, João Alves de Oliveira, Reyjane P. Oliveira, Fernando Pedroni, Jerry Penha, Luciana R. Podgaiski, Domingos J. Rodrigues, Aldicir Scariot, Luís Fábio Silveira, Marcos Silveira, Walfrido Moraes Tomas, Marcos J. Salgado Vital, Valério D. Pillar
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2017;15:239-43
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Robust information on biodiversity patterns and trends is important for public policies for nature conservation and sustainable development.
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Current Brazilian policy of cuts in science puts research programs and long term monitoring of biodiversity at risk.
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Reduced spending will have long-term negative impacts on capacity building in science and technology.
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Cuts will reduce Brazil's capability to predict, mitigate negative impacts of, and adapt to global environmental changes.
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Cuts will result in less effective and efficient conservation strategies, threatening ecosystem services and human well-being, and in failure to reach the National Targets for Biodiversity 2011–2020.
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Emerging threats linking tropical deforestation and the COVID-19 pandemicPedro H.S. Brancalion, Eben N. Broadbent, Sergio de-Miguel, Adrián Cardil, Marcos R. Rosa, Catherine T. Almeida, Danilo R.A. Almeida, Shourish Chakravarty, Mo Zhou, Javier G.P. Gamarra, Jingjing Liang, Renato Crouzeilles, Bruno Hérault, Luiz E.O.C. Aragão, Carlos Alberto Silva, Angelica M. Almeyda-Zambrano
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2020;18:243-6
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Pandemics can become a new indirect driver of tropical deforestation.
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Halting illegal deforestation should be considered an essential activity during the pandemic.
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Forest fires could aggravate the health risks of COVID-19.
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Tropical deforestation will increase the risks of emerging zoonotic diseases.
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Indigenous people should be especially protected during the current pandemic.
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