Brazil contains the largest volume of freshwater of any nation in the world; however, this
essential natural resource is threatened by rapid increases in water consumption and water …

Citizen science initiatives and the data they produce are increasingly common in ecology,
conservation and biodiversity monitoring. Although the quality of citizen science data has …

Environmental laws are necessary to governance and a sustainable use of nature resource.
Brazil federal environmental laws have been improved in the last 50 years, with significant …

Although Brazil is a megadiverse country and thus a conservation priority, no study has yet
quantified conservation gaps in the Brazilian protected areas (PAs) using extensive …

Abstract The Brazilian Cerrado is the second largest biome in Latin America, extending over
more than 200 million ha and hosts some of the most intensive agricultural activities for grain …

Since his inauguration on January 1, 2019, Jair Bolsonaro, a declared right-wing candidate
nicknamed “Tropical Trump,” has introduced measures to reduce environmental restrictions …

Building bridges between environmental and political agendas is essential nowadays in
face of the increasing human pressure on natural environments, including wetlands …

Neotropical freshwater fishes are the most diverse on the planet (> 5,500 species), although
nations in Latin America have been negligent regarding their conservation. National policies …

The COVID-19 global pandemic and resulting effects on the economy and society (eg,
sheltering-in-place, alterations in transportation, changes in consumer behaviour, loss of …

Societal adaptation to climate change requires measures that simultaneously reduce
poverty, protect or restore biodiversity and ecosystem services, and remove atmospheric …