Beyond COP28: Brazil must act to tackle the global climate and biodiversity crisis

de Figueiredo Machado, F, Terra, MCNS, Rodrigues, AF, Fearnside, PM, Guedes Pinto, LF, da Conceição Bispo, P, Faleiro, FV, Coutinho, AG, Regolin, AL, Jaramillo-Giraldo, C, Melo, FR, Melo, FPL ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1271-3214, Vieira, ICG, Monteiro, LM, Barboza, LGA, Venzon, M, Vieira, RRS, Corrêa, R, Pessoa, SM and Pelicice, FM, 2024. Beyond COP28: Brazil must act to tackle the global climate and biodiversity crisis. npj Biodiversity, 3: 19. ISSN 2731-4243

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Abstract

Extreme weather has made 2023 virtually certain to be the warmest year on record, signaling unprecedented climate and biodiversity crises. Brazil, the world’s most biodiverse country, with two hotspots and complex social and economic layers, has experienced escalating environmental degradation over the past years. Alarming rates of native vegetation loss, wildfires, severe and prolonged droughts, and heatwaves have adversely impacted several Brazilian ecosystems and societies. Despite the country’s decisive role in global carbon neutrality, bridging the gap between Brazil’s discourse on the international stage and its concrete actions at home remains a significant challenge. This correspondence, a collective plea from scientists across various sectors, underscores the urgent imperative for national engagement and commitment to halt and mitigate these crises. We aim to catalyze a robust international public debate, influencing Brazilian decision-makers to chart a concrete sustainable pathway. Aligned with global initiatives, we emphasize the crucial interplay between national and international efforts in combating climate change and the conservation of biodiversity and socio-biodiversity.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	npj Biodiversity
Creators:	de Figueiredo Machado, F., Terra, M.C.N.S., Rodrigues, A.F., Fearnside, P.M., Guedes Pinto, L.F., da Conceição Bispo, P., Faleiro, F.V., Coutinho, A.G., Regolin, A.L., Jaramillo-Giraldo, C., Melo, F.R., Melo, F.P.L., Vieira, I.C.G., Monteiro, L.M., Barboza, L.G.A., Venzon, M., Vieira, R.R.S., Corrêa, R., Pessoa, S.M. and Pelicice, F.M.
Publisher:	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date:	21 August 2024
Volume:	3
ISSN:	2731-4243
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1038/s44185-024-00051-9 DOI 2333089 Other
Rights:	© The Author(s) 2024. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences
Record created by:	Melissa Cornwell
Date Added:	24 Jan 2025 10:04
Last Modified:	24 Jan 2025 10:04
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/52915

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