Relevant environmental issues

Authors

  • Eneas Salati Fundação Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável
  • Ângelo Augusto dos Santos Fundação Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável
  • Israel Klabin Fundação Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável

Keywords:

Temperature rise, Precipitation, Deforestation, Amazonian, Global Climate Change, Biodiversity, Biodiversity on Amazonian, Extintion rate

Abstract

THIS PAPER indicates the environmental issues that must necessarily be approached, in Brazil, in a near future (2022). A study was made on some aspects of the effects of deforestation and Global Climate Change. A temperature rise around 0,78% has been observed during period of 1917 and 2003 in the Piracicaba region. For the Amazon region a rise of 0,56% was observed the 20th Century. The existing information indicates that not only deforestation but also Global Climate Changes act upon temperature rise. Deforestation has direct influence in precipitation decrease. The consequences of Global Climate Change are still unknown, being that some models indicate a precipitation rise and others a decrease. Deforestation also provokes great biodiversity loss, estimated between 8.000 to 34.000 species, considering that deforestation raises 1% per year.

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Published

2006-04-01

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 56 (2006)

Section

Dossiê Brasil: o país no futuro

License

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How to Cite

Salati, E., Santos, Ângelo A. dos, & Klabin, I. (2006). Relevant environmental issues . Estudos Avançados, 20(56), 107-127. https://www.journals.usp.br/eav/article/view/10125