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Erschienen in: Biodiversity and Conservation 2/2016

05.02.2016 | Letter to the Editor

Brazil’s mining code under attack: giant mining companies impose unprecedented risk to biodiversity

verfasst von: Renata M. S. A. Meira, Ariane L. Peixoto, Marcus A. N. Coelho, Andréa P. L. Ponzo, Vânia G. L. Esteves, Micheline C. Silva, Paulo E. A. S. Câmara, João A. A. Meira-Neto

Erschienen in: Biodiversity and Conservation | Ausgabe 2/2016

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Brazil owns one of the largest biodiversity in the world. It has the largest area of tropical forests, the most biodiverse tropical savanna and is one of the countries that have experienced very significant economic growth during the twentieth Century and the beginning of the twenty-first Century. It is among the top ten economies of the world, largely based on environmental resources and commodities production. Two main environmental laws from 1960’s, the Forest Code and the Mining Code, have imposed restrictions to the use of natural resources by landholders and companies up to the 2010’s. In 2012, however, big companies and political lobbies have succeeded to change the Forest Code and are threatening the sibling Mining Code. …

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Titel
Brazil’s mining code under attack: giant mining companies impose unprecedented risk to biodiversity
verfasst von
Renata M. S. A. Meira
Ariane L. Peixoto
Marcus A. N. Coelho
Andréa P. L. Ponzo
Vânia G. L. Esteves
Micheline C. Silva
Paulo E. A. S. Câmara
João A. A. Meira-Neto
Publikationsdatum
05.02.2016
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Biodiversity and Conservation / Ausgabe 2/2016
Print ISSN: 0960-3115
Elektronische ISSN: 1572-9710
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-016-1050-9

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