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Over the centuries, there has been a replacement of the axe, shovels, hoes, and slash-and-burn practices with increasingly refined, selective, and destructive tools. Technological advancements have brought with them an advancement of this destructive power. The potential for transformation associated with a better understanding of the laws governing the universe led, among other things, in the 1950s, to the development of the concept of Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD).
Since then, our species has confronted various threats, including the accelerated disappearance of animal (and plant) species, and has succeeded in the reintroduction of a few species into the wild. On a larger scale, the banning of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), in what is still “possibly the most successful international cooperation agreement of all time” (Kofi Annan), and the subsequent recovery of the ozone layer is a promising element.
The problems we continue to face today are manifold and challenging. For a layperson, it is difficult to understand how an open-pit mining operation can thrive in a world where satellite surveillance and electronic equipment monitoring have reached current levels. For rational individuals, it is hard to comprehend how, after Minamata, the use of mercury continues to occur on the scale of hundreds of tons and in a reckless manner as a deliberate action.
FAPESP has successfully developed various programs aimed at promoting and organizing the production of knowledge on biodiversity, bioenergy, climate change, and data science. However, the development of BIOTA, BIOEN, PFMCG, and eScience was carried out with little or no synergy between these remarkable programs. The Amazon Initiative, on the other hand, focuses on integrating these programs, creating a meta-program.
The first step of the Amazon Initiative, the São Paulo School of Advanced Science, brilliantly led by Prof. Carlos Joly, not only resulted in this book but also drew the attention of young and promising students to this subject. The sustainable transition we seek for the Amazon will not be achieved without quality science, without the involvement of experienced leaders and engaged youth, without a multifaceted vision, and without the participation of society as a whole. The different themes addressed in this book bear witness to the complexity of the challenge ahead. Science and scientists must play a leading role in this transformation.
Luiz Eugenio Araújo de Moraes Mello
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Amazon Dialogues: Contributions to the Debate About Sustainability and Inclusion
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336 páginas – 16×23 – ISBN 978-65-84811-41-6 – 2023 – e-book
Summary
From assured destruction to sustainable transition
The São Paulo School of Advanced Science for a Sustainable and Inclusive Amazon
Vectors of degradation and large-scale impacts in the Amazon Basin
Challenges and opportunities to eliminate deforestation in Brazilian Amazon
Why not continue building hydroelectric dams in the Brazilian Amazon? Contributions to a renewable and effectively sustainable electricity matrix
Impact of pesticides in the Amazon basin: a multidisciplinary review
Mercury pollution in pan-amazonian indigenous communities: a portrait of reality
Inclusion and cultural diversity in the Amazon Basin, from the local to the transnational level
Inclusion, access, and retention of Indigenous students in university: reflections on potential improvements for the University of the State of Amazonas
Urban diversity in the Amazon and global agendas for urban sustainability: proposals and challenges for the Mesoregion of Marajó – Pará
Territorial rights and biocultural diversity conservation in Amazonia: a case on demarcation and titling of Indigenous and
maroon territories in Brazil, Ecuador, and Suriname
Dialogues for sustainability and inclusion in the Amazon Basin: local governance, participation and transdisciplinarity
Adaptation to drought in the Amazon: participatory approaches to strengthening the perspective of riverside communities
Local governance, climate change, and natural resource management in the Amazon
Transdisciplinarity is crucial to reformulate a sustainable future for the Amazon
New stories for the Amazon
