Journal
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
Volume 26, Issue 7, Pages 1745-1752Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-017-1316-x
Keywords
Environmental laws; Scientific advice; Forest Code; Biodiversity; Translational scientists; Environmental impacts; Neotropical biodiversity
Funding
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES)
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)
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The executive and legislative branches of Brazilian government have either proposed or taken a variety of initiatives that threaten biodiversity and ecosystems. Opposition by the scientific community has largely been ignored by decision-makers. In this short essay, we present recent examples of harmful policies that have great potential to erode biodiversity, and we suggest ways to communicate scientific knowledge to decision- makers. If the current gap between conservation science and policies is not filled, the country will threaten the maintenance of its natural capital and, consequently, the sustainability of essential societal activities in the long term.
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