Effects of Brazil's political crisis on the science needed for biodiversity conservation

• Author(s): Magnusson, William Ernest ; Grelle, Carlos Eduardo V.Viveiros ; Marques, Márcia Cristina Mendes ; Rocha, Carlos Frederico D. da ; Dias, Braulio Ferreira de Souza ; Fontana, Carla Suertegaray ; Bergallo, H. G. ; Overbeck, Gerhard Ernst ; Vale, M. M. ; Tomás, Walfrido Moraes ; Cerqueira, Rui ; Collevatti, Rosane Garcia ; Pillar, Valério de Patta ; Malabarba, Luiz R. ; Lins-E-Silva, Ana Carolina Borges ; Neckel-Oliveira, Selvino ; Martinelli, Bruno M. ; Akama, Alberto ; Rodrigues, Domingos de Jesus ; Silveira, Luis Fabio ; Scariot, Aldicir ; Fernandes, G. Wilson
• Date: 2020
• Origin: Oasisbr
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English

Description

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. © 2018 Magnusson, Grelle, Marques, Rocha, Dias, Fontana, Bergallo, Overbeck, Vale, Tomas, Cerqueira, Collevatti, Pillar, Malabarba, Lins-e-Silva, Neckel-Oliveira, Martinelli, Akama, Rodrigues, Silveira, Scariot and Fernandes.