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The collapse of the Fundão dam was the major environmental disaster of the world mining industry.
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We identify with high resolution satellite images the ecosystems and cultural heritage damage.
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Contrary to post-disaster expectations, there was a setback in environmental legal planning.
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Fire incidence in Brazil increased in 2019−2020, with unprecedented magnitude in the Pantanal.
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Fire effects vary according to the evolutionary history of the affected ecosystem.
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A drier climate and land use changes increase the risk of wildfires throughout Brazil.
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Poor governance further exacerbates the risk and damage of wildfires.
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Fire policies must be improved by collaboration among different sectors of the society.
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Brazil's regulations governing deforestation and logging are often circumvented.
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Agreements with soy and beef companies are important but need strengthening.
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Effectiveness of commodity agreements is diminished by laundering and leakage.
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Timber harvest and transportation permits are open to widespread fraud.
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Ways exist to reduce circumvention of commodity agreements and regulations.
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South Brazilian and North American tallgrass grasslands show botanical similarity.
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Fire appears to have a similar ecological role in both regions.
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Fire as ecological process and conservation tool is undervalued in Brazil.
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Brazilian grassland conservation might benefit from North American experiences.
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Comparative ecological studies will improve our understanding of grassland ecology.
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Pilocarpus microphyllus is the main source of the medicament for glaucoma treatment.
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Absence of sustainable management increases the risk of extinction of the species.
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We review our understanding of P. microphyllus and propose conservation strategies.
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New potential areas of natural occurrence of P. microphyllus are proposed.
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Well synchronized vegetative and reproductive patterns in field growing plants.
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Robust information on biodiversity patterns and trends is important for public policies for nature conservation and sustainable development.
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Current Brazilian policy of cuts in science puts research programs and long term monitoring of biodiversity at risk.
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Reduced spending will have long-term negative impacts on capacity building in science and technology.
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Cuts will reduce Brazil's capability to predict, mitigate negative impacts of, and adapt to global environmental changes.
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Cuts will result in less effective and efficient conservation strategies, threatening ecosystem services and human well-being, and in failure to reach the National Targets for Biodiversity 2011–2020.
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Hunting is banned in Brazil.
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Illegal hunting in Brazil is widespread and cultural embedded.
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Data about wildlife, habitat distribution and motivations for hunting are lacking.
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Main factors driving non-compliance are analyzed and discussed.
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Policy options to deal with hunting in the future are proposed.
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Legal Reserves represent almost one third of all remaining native vegetation in Brazil.
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There is no solid argument, evidence or theory that support that Legal Reserve extinction will favor Brazil development.
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The extinction of Legal Reserves will lead to a huge increase in native vegetation loss, with blatant negative consequences on biodiversity and ecosystem services provision.
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Legal Reserves are a key-component for effective and less expensive nature-based solutions.
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Legal Reserves should be considered as assets for the development of Brazil rather than liabilities.
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Rewilding is more than species (re-)introductions.
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Rewilding also produces ecological restoration and social impacts.
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South American projects can develop contextually appropriate rewilding approaches.
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There are many opportunities to study and implement rewilding in South America.
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The largest number of restoration attempts was performed in New Zealand.
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The most frequent species were Grus americana and Notiomystis cincta.
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Thirteen drivers were pointed out by researchers and practitioners.
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Considering only environmental causes, predation was the most remarkable driver.
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Rewilding envisages restoring ecosystem functions by counteracting defaunation.
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Interactions affect the fate of introduced individuals and community responses.
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Network models help predicting how an introduced species integrates the food web.
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Networks can help predicting and monitoring community-level outcomes.
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Feasibility and risk analyses of rewilding can benefit from a network approach.
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Leaf phenology monitoring using digital cameras in tropical vegetation.
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Digital images can track temporal changes in the vegetation structure.
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Phenocams are potential tools for conservation biology.
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Phenocams for tropical phenology monitoring are a promising research field in Brazil.
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The restoration of usually degraded roadsides is proposed.
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Thousands of hectares are readily available for restoration in Brazil.
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This corresponds to US$ 26.5 billion in the carbon market.
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The restoration of these wasted public lands can stimulate ecological restoration.
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Conserving ∼80% of the Brazilian Amazon is still feasible
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Conservation areas are essential for a new regional development model
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The cost of establishing.1.3 million km2 of new conservation areas is USD 1.0–1.6 billion
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The annual cost of 3.5 million km2 of conservation areas is USD 1.7–2.8 billion
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A new ambitious, decentralized, and agile fund mechanism is required
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The concept of ecosystems as infrastructure is reviewed.
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The terms green, ecological, natural, and blue have been used in the literature.
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Green infrastructure is the most commonly used name.
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A more inclusive concept for green infrastructure is proposed.
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Design principles for green infrastructure at all spatial scales are suggested.
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High-resolution remote sensing data reveals 28%, or 32 million hectares (Mha), of native vegetation cover in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
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There are 7.2Mha of degraded riparian areas, of which 5.2Mha at least must be restored before 2038 by landowners for legislation compliance.
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Restoring this existing legal debt could increase native vegetation cover in the biome up to 35%.
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Monitoring is a challenge for assessing targets for biodiversity agendas.
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Biomonitoring systems can be linked in a network structure.
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Biomonitoring initiatives in Brazil usually lack a clear conceptual framework.
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The Network of Networks approach can promote the articulation of biomonitoring iniciatives.
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Pond systems provide essential and unique landscape functions.
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Unsustainable policies threaten to collapse pond functions in Brazil.
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Emergency measures are necessary to prevent pond extirpation.
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Brazil needs a national policy for wetland conservation.