Reduzir as emissões de gases de efeito estufa (GEE) pela queima de combustíveis fósseis (petróleo, carvão mineral e gás natural), especialmente nos países desenvolvidos, é fundamental para mantermos um clima global minimamente equilibrado no futuro. Contudo, esse equilíbrio só será mantido, evitando assim as chamadas “interferências perigosas” no clima, se o desmatamento das florestas tropicais for também reduzido.
EXTRACTIVE RESERVES IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON THIRTY YEARS AFTER CHICO MENDES: SOCIAL MOVEMENT ACHIEVEMENTS, TERRITORIAL EXPANSION AND CONTINUING STRUGGLES
EXTRACTIVE RESERVES IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON THIRTY YEARS AFTER CHICO MENDES: SOCIAL MOVEMENT ACHIEVEMENTS, TERRITORIAL EXPANSION AND CONTINUING STRUGGLES
The Brazilian Amazon contains the largest remaining contiguous forest in the tropics, but also faces strong development pressures and one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world. In the 30 years since the murder of the rubber tapper leader Chico Mendes...