Brazil’s democracy and sustainable agendas: A nexus in urgent need of strengthening

Geraldo Wilson Fernandes; Fabio de Oliveira Roque; Stephannie Fernandes; Carlos Eduardo de Viveiros Grelle; José Manuel Ochoa-Quintero; Tiago Shizen Pacheco Toma; Evaldo Ferreira Vilela; Philip Martin Fearnside

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation (Jul 2023)

Brazil’s democracy and sustainable agendas: A nexus in urgent need of strengthening

Geraldo Wilson Fernandes,
Fabio de Oliveira Roque,
Stephannie Fernandes,
Carlos Eduardo de Viveiros Grelle,
José Manuel Ochoa-Quintero,
Tiago Shizen Pacheco Toma,
Evaldo Ferreira Vilela,
Philip Martin Fearnside

Affiliations

Geraldo Wilson Fernandes: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil; Knowledge Center for Biodiversity — Brazil, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil; Corresponding author at: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Fabio de Oliveira Roque: Knowledge Center for Biodiversity — Brazil, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil; Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
Stephannie Fernandes: Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States
Carlos Eduardo de Viveiros Grelle: Knowledge Center for Biodiversity — Brazil, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
José Manuel Ochoa-Quintero: Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil; Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Bogotá, Colombia
Tiago Shizen Pacheco Toma: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil; Knowledge Center for Biodiversity — Brazil, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Evaldo Ferreira Vilela: Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
Philip Martin Fearnside: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Manaus, AM, Brazil

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 21, no. 3
pp. 197 – 199

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Sustainable agendas are often threatened by divergent political viewpoints. This was evidenced by the January 2023 coup attempt in Brazil. The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda faces various challenges and relies on safeguarding institutions and democracy itself. For megadiverse countries such as Brazil, strengthening the nexus between democracy and governance is fundamental.

Published in Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation

ISSN: 2530-0644 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General): Ecology; Science: Natural history (General): General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution
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