Effects of Brazil's Political Crisis on the Science Needed for Biodiversity Conservation

The effects of Brazil's political crisis on science funding necessary for biodiversity conservation are likely to be global. Brazil is not only the world's most biodiverse nation, it is responsible for the greater part of the Amazon forest, which regulates the climate and provides rain to...

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Published inFrontiers in ecology and evolution Vol. 6
Main Authors Magnusson, William E., Grelle, Carlos E. V., Marques, Márcia C. M., Rocha, Carlos F. D., Dias, Braulio, Fontana, Carla S., Bergallo, Helena, Overbeck, Gerhard E., Vale, Mariana M., Tomas, Walfrido M., Cerqueira, Rui, Collevatti, Rosane, Pillar, Valério D., Malabarba, Luiz R., Lins-e-Silva, Ana Carolina, Neckel-Oliveira, Selvino, Martinelli, Bruno, Akama, Alberto, Rodrigues, Domingos, Silveira, Luis F., Scariot, Aldicir, Fernandes, Geraldo W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Frontiers Media S.A 17.10.2018
Subjects
biodiversity
Brazil
climate change
funding
governance
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Summary:The effects of Brazil's political crisis on science funding necessary for biodiversity conservation are likely to be global. Brazil is not only the world's most biodiverse nation, it is responsible for the greater part of the Amazon forest, which regulates the climate and provides rain to much of southern South America. Brazil was a world leader in satellite monitoring of land-use change, in-situ biodiversity monitoring, reduction in tropical-forest deforestation, protection of indigenous lands, and a model for other developing nations. Coordinated public responses will be necessary to prevent special-interest groups from using the political crisis to weaken science funding, environmental legislation and law enforcement.
ISSN:2296-701X
2296-701X
DOI:10.3389/fevo.2018.00163