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Conservation provides multiple wins for Brazil

Nature Ecology & Evolution volume 3, pages 508–509 (2019)Cite this article

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More, not less, international cooperation on conservation is in the interest of Brazilian farmers and wider Brazilian society, argues Bernardo B. N. Strassburg.

The Brazilian national administration that began in January 2019 under President Jair Bolsonaro has signalled that Brazil might reduce nature conservation, efforts to mitigate climate change and its engagement with the international community in regard to these issues. This potentially includes not following through with its deforestation control and restoration pledges to the Paris Agreement in order to focus on expanding agriculture and mitigating perceived risks to national sovereignty. These early signals have already incited reactions from the international community — President Emmanuel Macron of France, for instance, threatened to block a trade deal that is being negotiated between the European Union and Mercosur (the South American trade block) if Brazil leaves the Paris Agreement. Similar warning signs have come from multiple stakeholders committed to creation of green supply chains. These international pressures, in turn, fuel long-standing concerns for Brazil’s sovereignty over the Amazon. As a Brazilian dedicated to researching complex socio-ecological systems, I feel that this is a critical time to approach these subjects in an objective, evidence-based manner.

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Strassburg, B.B.N. Conservation provides multiple wins for Brazil. Nat Ecol Evol 3, 508–509 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0856-8

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