Artículos de revistas
Removing the abyss between conservation science and policy decisions in Brazil
Fecha
2017-06-01Registro en:
Biodiversity And Conservation. Dordrecht: Springer, v. 26, n. 7, p. 1745-1752, 2017.
0960-3115
10.1007/s10531-017-1316-x
WOS:000401422200015
WOS000401422200015.pdf
Autor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
INPA
Univ Fed Parana
Univ Fed Tocantins
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)
Univ Tennessee
George Mason Univ
Univ Fed Sao Joao Del Rei
Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)
Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA)
James Cook Univ
Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)
Univ Santa Cecilia
Institución
Resumen
The executive and legislative branches of Brazilian government have either proposed or taken a variety of initiatives that threaten biodiversity and ecosystems. Opposition by the scientific community has largely been ignored by decision-makers. In this short essay, we present recent examples of harmful policies that have great potential to erode biodiversity, and we suggest ways to communicate scientific knowledge to decision- makers. If the current gap between conservation science and policies is not filled, the country will threaten the maintenance of its natural capital and, consequently, the sustainability of essential societal activities in the long term.