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16.02.2017 | Commentary

Removing the abyss between conservation science and policy decisions in Brazil

verfasst von: Valter M. Azevedo-Santos, Philip M. Fearnside, Caroline S. Oliveira, André A. Padial, Fernando M. Pelicice, Dilermando P. Lima Jr, Daniel Simberloff, Thomas E. Lovejoy, André L. B. Magalhães, Mario L. Orsi, Angelo A. Agostinho, Francisco A. Esteves, Paulo S. Pompeu, William F. Laurance, Miguel Petrere Jr, Roger P. Mormul, Jean R. S. Vitule

Erschienen in: Biodiversity and Conservation | Ausgabe 7/2017

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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.

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Titel: Removing the abyss between conservation science and policy decisions in Brazil
verfasst von: Valter M. Azevedo-Santos
Philip M. Fearnside
Caroline S. Oliveira
André A. Padial
Fernando M. Pelicice
Dilermando P. Lima Jr
Daniel Simberloff
Thomas E. Lovejoy
André L. B. Magalhães
Mario L. Orsi
Angelo A. Agostinho
Francisco A. Esteves
Paulo S. Pompeu
William F. Laurance
Miguel Petrere Jr
Roger P. Mormul
Jean R. S. Vitule
Publikationsdatum: 16.02.2017
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: Biodiversity and Conservation / Ausgabe 7/2017
Print ISSN: 0960-3115
Elektronische ISSN: 1572-9710
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-017-1316-x

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