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Brazilian wetlands: their definition, delineation, and classification for resea...
Junk, W. J.; Piedade, M. T. F.; Lourival, R.; Wittmann, F.; Kandus, P.; Lacerda, Luiz Drude de; Bozelli, R. L.; Esteves, F. A.; Cunha, C. Nunes daAlthough 20% of Brazilian territory is covered by wetlands, wetland inventories are still incomplete. In 1993,Brazil signed the Ramsar Convention but a coherent national policy for the sustainable management andprotection of wetlands has yet to be established.2. Major gaps in the definition of a specific wetland policy are twofold: (1) the lack of standardized criteria bywhich wetlands are defined and delineate...
Protected areas: A focus on Brazilian freshwater biodiversity
Azevedo-Santos, Valter Monteiro de; Frederico, Renata Guimarães; Fagundes, Camila Kurzmann; dos Santos Pompeu, Paulo; Pelicice, Fernando MayerBrazil has a variety of aquatic ecosystems and rich freshwater biodiversity, but these components have been constantly damaged by the expansion of unsustainable activities. An array of different conservation strategies is needed, especially the creation of protected areas (PAs, hereafter). However, Brazil's PAs are biased towards terrestrial ecosystems and we argue that current PAs have limited efficacy in the ...