Beyond COP28: Brazil must act to tackle the global climate and biodiversity crisis
Extreme weather has made 2023 virtually certain to be the warmest year on record, signaling unprecedented climate and biodiversity crises. Brazil, the world’s most biodiverse country, with two hotspots and complex social and economic layers, has experienced escalating environmental degradation over...
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| author | Flávia de Figueiredo Machado Marcela C. N. S. Terra André Ferreira Rodrigues Philip M. Fearnside Luís Fernando Guedes Pinto Polyanna da Conceição Bispo Frederico V. Faleiro André G. Coutinho André Luis Regolin Carolina Jaramillo-Giraldo Fabiano R. Melo Felipe P. L. Melo Ima C. G. Vieira Lara M. Monteiro Luís G. A. Barboza Madelaine Venzon Raísa R. S. Vieira Rosângela Corrêa Sheila M. Pessoa Fernando M. Pelicice |
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| description | Extreme weather has made 2023 virtually certain to be the warmest year on record, signaling unprecedented climate and biodiversity crises. Brazil, the world’s most biodiverse country, with two hotspots and complex social and economic layers, has experienced escalating environmental degradation over the past years. Alarming rates of native vegetation loss, wildfires, severe and prolonged droughts, and heatwaves have adversely impacted several Brazilian ecosystems and societies. Despite the country’s decisive role in global carbon neutrality, bridging the gap between Brazil’s discourse on the international stage and its concrete actions at home remains a significant challenge. This correspondence, a collective plea from scientists across various sectors, underscores the urgent imperative for national engagement and commitment to halt and mitigate these crises. We aim to catalyze a robust international public debate, influencing Brazilian decision-makers to chart a concrete sustainable pathway. Aligned with global initiatives, we emphasize the crucial interplay between national and international efforts in combating climate change and the conservation of biodiversity and socio-biodiversity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-67b80103492245d2a9212f4eba2d91ad2024-12-01T12:31:00ZengNature Portfolionpj Biodiversity2731-42432024-08-01311310.1038/s44185-024-00051-9Beyond COP28: Brazil must act to tackle the global climate and biodiversity crisisFlávia de Figueiredo Machado0Marcela C. N. S. Terra1André Ferreira Rodrigues2Philip M. Fearnside3Luís Fernando Guedes Pinto4Polyanna da Conceição Bispo5Frederico V. Faleiro6André G. Coutinho7André Luis Regolin8Carolina Jaramillo-Giraldo9Fabiano R. Melo10Felipe P. L. Melo11Ima C. G. Vieira12Lara M. Monteiro13Luís G. A. Barboza14Madelaine Venzon15Raísa R. S. Vieira16Rosângela Corrêa17Sheila M. Pessoa18Fernando M. Pelicice19Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade, Ecologia e Conservação, Núcleo de Estudos Ambientais, Universidade Federal do TocantinsDepartamento de Engenharia Florestal, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, CP 56Departamento de Engenharia Hidráulica e Recursos Hídricos, Escola de Engenharia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, CP 6627Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)SOS Mata AtlânticaDepartment of Geography, School of Environment, Education and Development, University of ManchesterBiota Projetos e Consultoria Ambiental LtdaLaboratório de Ecologia Funcional de Comunidades (LABEF), Departamento de Botânica, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do ParanáDepartamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás - UFGEmpresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais (EPAMIG)Departamento de Engenharia Florestal, Universidade Federal de ViçosaSchool of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, Nottingham Trent UniversityMuseu Paraense Emilio Goeldi (MPEG)Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural ResourcesCIIMAR – Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Research Team of Aquatic Ecotoxicology and One Health (ECOTOX)Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais (EPAMIG)International Institute of Sustainability (IIS)Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Educação, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro Asa Norte 70910900, BrasíliaExpressão NaturezaPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade, Ecologia e Conservação, Núcleo de Estudos Ambientais, Universidade Federal do TocantinsExtreme weather has made 2023 virtually certain to be the warmest year on record, signaling unprecedented climate and biodiversity crises. Brazil, the world’s most biodiverse country, with two hotspots and complex social and economic layers, has experienced escalating environmental degradation over the past years. Alarming rates of native vegetation loss, wildfires, severe and prolonged droughts, and heatwaves have adversely impacted several Brazilian ecosystems and societies. Despite the country’s decisive role in global carbon neutrality, bridging the gap between Brazil’s discourse on the international stage and its concrete actions at home remains a significant challenge. This correspondence, a collective plea from scientists across various sectors, underscores the urgent imperative for national engagement and commitment to halt and mitigate these crises. We aim to catalyze a robust international public debate, influencing Brazilian decision-makers to chart a concrete sustainable pathway. Aligned with global initiatives, we emphasize the crucial interplay between national and international efforts in combating climate change and the conservation of biodiversity and socio-biodiversity.https://doi.org/10.1038/s44185-024-00051-9 |
| spellingShingle | Flávia de Figueiredo Machado Marcela C. N. S. Terra André Ferreira Rodrigues Philip M. Fearnside Luís Fernando Guedes Pinto Polyanna da Conceição Bispo Frederico V. Faleiro André G. Coutinho André Luis Regolin Carolina Jaramillo-Giraldo Fabiano R. Melo Felipe P. L. Melo Ima C. G. Vieira Lara M. Monteiro Luís G. A. Barboza Madelaine Venzon Raísa R. S. Vieira Rosângela Corrêa Sheila M. Pessoa Fernando M. Pelicice Beyond COP28: Brazil must act to tackle the global climate and biodiversity crisis npj Biodiversity |
| title | Beyond COP28: Brazil must act to tackle the global climate and biodiversity crisis |
| title_full | Beyond COP28: Brazil must act to tackle the global climate and biodiversity crisis |
| title_fullStr | Beyond COP28: Brazil must act to tackle the global climate and biodiversity crisis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Beyond COP28: Brazil must act to tackle the global climate and biodiversity crisis |
| title_short | Beyond COP28: Brazil must act to tackle the global climate and biodiversity crisis |
| title_sort | beyond cop28 brazil must act to tackle the global climate and biodiversity crisis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s44185-024-00051-9 |
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