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1. Strategies for reducing airborne pesticides under tropical conditions

Author:
Langenbach, Tomaz; Caldas, Luiz Querino
Source:
Ambio 2018 v.47 no.5 pp. 574-584
ISSN:
0044-7447
Subject:
air; air pollution; human health; pesticides; risk; spraying; stakeholders; vapor pressure; volatilization; Brazil
Abstract:
... Brazil is currently one of the largest pesticide consumers worldwide. However, a lack of scientific information regarding airborne pollution is still an issue, with tragic consequences to human health and the environment. To reduce pollution of the lower air layers, where pesticide spraying occurs, green barriers that filter the air could be an effective mitigation procedure. Modifying pulverizati ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13280-017-0997-4
PubMed:
29243054
PubMed Central:
PMC6072638

2. Aquaculture expansion in Brazilian freshwaters against the Aichi Biodiversity Targets

Author:
Lima Junior, DilermandoPereira; Magalhães, AndréLincoln Barroso; Pelicice, FernandoMayer; Vitule, JeanRicardo Simões; Azevedo-Santos, ValterM.; Orsi, MárioLuís; Simberloff, Daniel; Agostinho, AngeloAntônio
Source:
Ambio 2018 v.47 no.4 pp. 427-440
ISSN:
0044-7447
Subject:
aquaculture; biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; developing countries; ecosystem services; ecosystems; environmental management; freshwater fish; issues and policy; social welfare; Brazil
Abstract:
... The Convention on Biological Diversity proposed the Aichi Biodiversity Targets to improve conservation policies and to balance economic development, social welfare, and the maintenance of biodiversity/ecosystem services. Brazil is a signatory of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and is the most diverse country in terms of freshwater fish, but its national policies have supported the development of un ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13280-017-1001-z
PubMed:
29306998
PubMed Central:
PMC5884758