Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: Dec. 7, 2023
Abstract
The
2020
environmental
catastrophe
in
Pantanal
has
highlighted
the
fragility
of
policies
and
practices
for
managing
fighting
fires
this
biome.
Therefore,
it
is
essential
to
know
causes
circumstances
that
potentiate
these
fires.
This
study
aimed
to:
(I)
assess
relationship
between
fire
foci
carbon
absorption
(GPP),
precipitation,
dioxide
(CO
2
)
flux;
(ii)
analyze
vegetation
recovery
using
differenced
normalized
burn
ratio
(ΔNBR)
Brazilian
2001
2022;
(iii)
identify
priority
areas,
where
highest
intensities
have
occurred,
order
guide
public
Brazil
maintain
local
conservation.
To
purpose,
were
detected
data
from
MODIS
MOD14/MYD14
algorithm,
annual
precipitation
with
CHIRPS
(Climate
Hazards
Group
InfraRed
Precipitation
Station
data),
CO
flux
MODIS/MODO9A1
product,
Gross
Primary
Production
(GPP)
MODIS/MOD17A2
product.
severity
burned
area
was
also
assessed
ΔNBR
index
risk
areas
determined
averages
images.
During
time
series
studied,
a
total
300,127
throughout
Pantanal,
had
number
lowest
accumulated
precipitation.
years
2014
2018.
year
2018
second
GPP
value.
Pettit
test
showed
trend
2008
2011
as
points
change
variables.
Principal
component
analysis
clustered
on
opposite
sides,
well
flux,
while
HS,
MHS
MLS
classes
2020,
2019,
2002
2021.
There
high
negative
correlation
×
rainfall
flux.
largest
High
(HS),
Moderate-high
(MHS)
Moderate-low
(MLS)
respectively.
most
vulnerable
severe
municipalities
Cáceres,
Poconé,
Corumbá.
major
correlated
low
2018,
increased
GPP,
government
unfavorable
environment.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(5), P. 4251 - 4251
Published: Feb. 27, 2023
In
this
study,
we
assessed
the
impacts
of
land
use
and
climate
changes
on
river
flows
81
watersheds
within
Cerrado
biome,
Brazil,
based
a
comprehensive
analysis
field
secondary
data
acquired
between
1985
2018.
Complementarily,
projected
future
deforestation
scenario
up
to
2050
predicted
their
surface
water
in
study
area.
We
observed
that
direct
by
large-scale
oriented
production
irrigated
agricultural
commodities
have
more
significantly
impacted
than
changes.
estimated
an
average
decrease
8.7%
6.7%
streamflow
due
changes,
respectively.
Most
(56.7%)
were
cover
occurred
recent
decades.
Climate
combined
responsible
for
total
reduction
−19,718
m³/s
watersheds.
By
assuming
current
rates,
23,653
2050,
equivalent
33.9%
region.
It
will
cause
severe
discontinuity
many
rivers
strongly
affect
agricultural,
electric
power
production,
biodiversity,
supply,
especially
during
dry
seasons
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
33(4), P. 549 - 562
Published: March 27, 2023
Abstract
Employing
loyal
external
appointees
has
been
identified
as
a
key
strategy
used
by
incumbents
to
gain
control
over
the
state
bureaucracy.
This
phenomenon
is
known
politicization
and
associated
with
democratic
backsliding.
Frequently,
career
civil
servants
perceive
these
illegitimate
outsiders,
leaders
whose
main
objective
ensure
political
compliance
rather
than
advance
organization’s
mission.
In
this
study,
we
explore
how
interpret
presence
of
outside
in
their
organizations
context
influences
job
attitudes
behaviors.
We
use
mixed
methods
exploratory
sequential
design
examine
recent
case
environmental
agencies
Brazil.
First,
interviewed
25
who
reported
an
environment
abuse,
fear,
disengagement,
alienation
due
actions
leaders.
silence
(both
defensive
acquiescent)
outcome
process.
extended
confirmed
findings
quantitative
study
using
new
sample
255
servants.
second
allowed
us
test
relationship
between
variables
qualitative
analysis.
Our
combined
indicate
that
may
reduce
effectiveness
capability
public
not
only
because
some
lack
competence
or
commitment
mission
(as
suggested
previous
studies),
but
also
behaviors
decisions
can
have
significant
negative
impact
on
servants’
Scientific Data,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(1)
Published: Feb. 2, 2023
Abstract
The
Trajetorias
dataset
is
a
harmonized
set
of
environmental,
epidemiological,
and
poverty
indicators
for
all
municipalities
the
Brazilian
Legal
Amazon
(BLA).
This
result
scientific
synthesis
research
initiative
conducted
by
scientists
from
several
natural
social
sciences
fields,
consolidating
multidisciplinary
into
coherent
integrated
interdisciplinary
studies
Amazon.
allows
investigation
association
between
Amazonian
agrarian
systems
their
impacts
on
environmental
epidemiological
changes,
furthermore
enhancing
possibilities
understanding,
in
more
consistent
way,
scenarios
that
affect
biome
its
inhabitants.
Cadernos de Astronomia,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
6(1), P. 81 - 94
Published: April 3, 2025
Apesar
de
um
aparente
consenso
sobre
o
valor
estratégico
da
ciência
para
a
sociedade
e
os
ganhos
materiais
que
desenvolvimento
pesquisas
tecnologias
agregam
na
indústria,
cultura
nas
relações
poder,
há
debate
importante
influência
valores
externos,
políticos
econômicos,
conhecimento
científico.
Com
perspectiva
conceitual
agnotologia,
este
artigo
analisa
como
campanhas
propaganda
utilizam
ética
informação
das
plataformas
digitais
produzir
disseminar
dúvida
ignorância
científico
mudança
climática
antrópica
seus
porta-vozes.
A
partir
uma
revisão
literatura,
reforçamos
alerta
astrofísicos,
geólogos,
sociólogos
tantos
outros
cientistas
ideia
“ciência
neutra”
enfraquece
comunidade
alimenta
negacionismo.
Observamos
as
principais
estratégias
discursos
combatem
emergência
sua
relação
com
modelo
econômico
insustentável
exploração
dos
recursos
do
planeta,
apontando
responsabilidades
indústria
petróleo,
agronegócio
big
techs
nesse
cenário.
Social Media + Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
9(3)
Published: July 1, 2023
Holding
the
greatest
area
of
rainforest
in
world,
Brazil
has
seen
adoption
a
far-right
anti-environmental
agenda
under
administration
Jair
Bolsonaro.
This
was
backed
by
transnational
infrastructure
right-wing
media
outlets
on
online
platforms,
including
conservative
YouTube
channel
Brasil
Paralelo.
Our
research
attempted
to
understand
how
environmental
conspiracies
Paralelo’s
documentary
Cortina
de
Fumaça
(in
English,
smokescreen)
took
advantage
both
digital
platform
affordances
and
political
alignment
with
government
gain
social
adherence
relevance.
By
carrying
out
topic
modeling
more
than
13,000
comments
network
analysis
982
recommended
videos
YouTube,
we
aimed
analyze
following:
(1)
which
narratives
fostered
have
reverberated
among
audience
that
published
its
page
(2)
what
type
video
does
recommend
for
users
who
watched
Fumaça.
results
show
discourse
is
instrumentalized
as
yet
another
component
modern
culture
wars,
where
are
placed
side
other
conspiratorial
claims
regarding
politics,
gender,
religion,
ideological
subjects.
Frontiers in Medicine,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10
Published: Sept. 22, 2023
Abstract
Biomedical
research
is
intended
to
benefit
human
beings
and
their
health.
Toward
that
end,
scientific
norms
involve
examining
criticizing
the
work
of
others
prioritizing
questions
should
be
studied.
Yet,
in
areas
health
where
industry
active,
it
has
often
utilized
well-honed
strategies
aimed
at
evading
standards
dominating
agenda,
largely
through
its
financial
support
lack
transparency
practices.
These
tactics
have
now
been
documented
uniformly
products.
Commercial
entities
are
aided
this
pursuit
by
public
policy
significantly
embedded
commercial
interests
agendas
into
federal
funding
infrastructure.
Therefore,
understand
resulting
landscape
effect
on
priority
agendas,
traditional
definitions
individual
conflicts
interest
(COI)
less
well
developed
institutional
COI
must
supplemented
a
new
construct
structural
COI,
operating
as
intellectual
monopolies,
industry.
arrangements
result
reputational
resources
assure
dominance
priorities
crowding
out
any
other
ignoring
justified
returns
from
investment
tax
dollars.
There
no
sustained
attention
mechanisms
which
can
heard,
normative
issues
raised,
then
balanced
with
transparently
reported.
Focus
supporting
approval
products
ignores
social
environmental
determinants
bias
invalidate
regulatory
protections
obscuring
valid
risk–benefit
ratios
considered
IRBs.
