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The "Map of Conflicts Related to Environmental Injustice and Health in Brazil" is an online map of conflicts relating to environmental injustice and health in Brazil. The map is maintained by the National School of Public Health of Brazil, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation , and Núcleo Ecologías, Epistemiologias e Promoção Emancipatória da Saude ...
The challenge Brazil is currently facing is to find a solution as to how powerful actors can be encouraged to abide by environmental regulation and enforce these policies. In order to address this, former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a decree on July 22, 2008 that would improve the process of imposing fines and sanctions on ...
Defend the environment by raising awareness about environmental issues and influence people to change their habits. WWF-Brasil: 1996: Instruct Brazilian society on how to use natural resources in a rational manner. Conservation International (CI) 1987: Protect biodiversity and instruct society on how to live in harmony with nature. Akatu Institute
They need to create financial mechanisms to help landowners incentivize conservation of forests on private lands. A mechanism could be established under Brazil’s Forest Code with the environmental reserve quotas. [81] The Brazilian Forest Code requires landowners in the Amazon to maintain 35 to 80 percent of their property under native ...
TANQUA, Brazil (AP) — Several tons of fish have died along one of the main rivers in Sao Paulo state after an alleged illegal dumping of industrial waste from a sugar and ethanol plant ...
Pages in category "Environmental issues in Brazil" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The report also pointed to the tendency towards an increase in endemic infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue and leptospirosis, the tendency towards an increase in the problems of conservation of the road network, and showed concern about Brazil's little preparation in the management of climatic disasters and the scarce information ...
BRASILIA (Reuters) -The Brazilian presidency of the G20 group will strive to boost financial flows to countries in greatest need of resources for environmental protection, Brazil's Finance ...