Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: July 5, 2023
The
pressure
for
food
production
has
expanded
agriculture
frontiers
worldwide,
posing
a
threat
to
water
resources.
For
instance,
placing
crop
systems
over
hydromorphic
soils
(HS),
have
direct
impact
on
groundwater
and
influence
the
recharge
of
riverine
ecosystems.
Environmental
regulations
improved
past
decades,
but
it
is
difficult
detect
protect
these
soils.
To
overcome
this
issue,
we
applied
temporal
remote
sensing
strategy
generate
synthetic
soil
image
(SYSI)
associated
with
random
forest
(RF)
map
HS
in
an
735,953.8
km2
area
Brazil.
presented
different
spectral
patterns
from
other
soils,
allowing
detection
by
satellite
sensors.
Slope
SYSI
contributed
most
prediction
model
using
RF
cross
validation
(accuracy
0.92).
assessments
showed
that
14.5%
study
represented
HS,
mostly
located
inside
agricultural
areas.
Soybean
pasture
areas
had
up
14.9%
while
sugar
cane
just
3%.
Here
present
advanced
technique
may
improve
identification
under
assist
public
policies
their
conservation.
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
17(3), P. 91 - 103
Published: July 1, 2019
Brazil's
environmental
legislation
obliges
private
properties
to
retain
a
fixed
proportion
of
their
total
area
with
native
vegetation,
the
so-called
"Legal
Reserves".
Those
areas
represent
practically
one
third
country's
vegetation
and
are
well
known
for
role
in
biodiversity
protection
provisioning
wide
range
ecosystem
services
landowners
society.
Despite
relevance,
this
instrument
has
been
criticized
by
part
agribusiness
sector
its
representatives
Brazilian
Congress.
The
Legal
Reserve
requirement
is
said
be
too
restrictive
impede
full
expansion
agricultural
activities,
thus
detrimental
development
country.
Here,
we
critically
analyze
arguments
employed
justification
recently
proposed
bill
that
aims
completely
extinguish
Reserves.
We
demonstrate
used
mostly
unsupported
data,
evidence
or
theory,
besides
being
based
on
illogical
reasoning.
Further,
synthesize
principal
benefits
Reserves,
including
health
economic
benefits,
emphasize
importance
these
reserves
water,
energy,
food,
climate
securities,
addition
primary
function
assisting
maintenance
landscapes.
also
highlight
Reserves
key-component
effective
less
expensive
nature-based
solutions,
should
considered
as
assets
Brazil
rather
than
liabilities.
Based
available
sound
scientific
agreement
strongly
oppose
any
attempt
weaken
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
17(3), P. 104 - 116
Published: July 1, 2019
A
legislação
ambiental
brasileira
requer
que
as
propriedades
privadas
mantenham
uma
proporção
de
sua
área
coberta
com
vegetação
nativa,
chamadas
Reservas
Legais.
Essas
áreas
representam
praticamente
um
terço
da
nativa
do
país
e
são
reconhecidas
pelo
seu
importante
papel
na
proteção
biodiversidade
provisão
vasta
gama
serviços
ecossistêmicos
aos
proprietários
rurais
à
sociedade.
Apesar
relevância,
o
estabelecimento
Legais
tem
sido
criticado
por
parte
agronegócio
seus
representantes
no
Congresso
Nacional.
exigência
é
considerada
demasiadamente
restritiva
impediria
a
plena
expansão
das
atividades
agrícolas
e,
conseguinte,
prejudicaria
desenvolvimento
país.
Aqui,
analisamos
criticamente
os
argumentos
projeto
lei
recentemente
proposto,
visa
extinguir
completamente
Demonstramos
usados
não
têm
apoio
em
dados,
evidências
ou
teorias,
além
ser
baseados
raciocínio
ilógico.
Além
disso,
sintetizamos
principais
benefícios
Legais,
inclusive
econômicos
para
saúde
humana,
enfatizamos
importância
dessas
reservas
seguranças
hídrica,
energética,
alimentar
climática,
função
primária
auxiliar
manutenção
paisagens
agrícolas.
Destacamos
também
componente‐chave
soluções
baseadas
natureza,
reconhecidamente
mais
eficazes
menos
dispendiosas.
Devem,
assim,
serum
consideradas
como
ativos
Brasil,
passivos.
Baseados
nas
sólidas
científicas
disponíveis
concordância
sobre
relevância
opomo‐nos
veementemente
qualquer
tentativa
enfraquecer
áreas.
Inland Waters,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
10(2), P. 295 - 303
Published: April 2, 2020
This
opinion
article
examines
the
main
consequences
of
current
environmental
crisis
in
Brazil,
including
dismantling
policies
and
protection
conservation
areas,
absence
mitigation
measures
for
disasters,
loosening
pesticides
regulation,
among
others.
All
have
been
accompanied
by
a
reduction
research
investments
popular
participation
several
committees,
as
well
weakening
monitoring.
Government
may
negative
on
aquatic
terrestrial
ecosystems.
The
consequential
degradation
compromises
provision
ecosystem
services
from
many
key
natural
systems
throughout
country.
