Implementation of Good Practices in Environmental Licensing Processes
Laws, 2022 One of the main command and control mechanisms for the environment is the environmental licensing process. However, the isolated adoption of this mechanism has not satisfactorily ensured the environmental quality of natural resources.
Emiliano Lobo de Godoi +2 more
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Environmental Licensing as an Instrument for the Environmental Management of Brazilian Public Ports [PDF]
Sustainability, 2020 Port environmental management initiatives have not yet been properly implemented in Brazilian public ports, and when they exist, they are still very fragmented and are not based on techniques of planning or environmental management, but instead are only intended to answer the minimum requirements of the legal licensing process for construction and port
Rafael Costa Morgado Soares Braga +1 more
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Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 2016 Methods for promoting individuals’ pro-environmental behaviours are becoming very important. Besides traditional factors relevant to pro-environmental actions, few studies have examined the licensing effect within this domain.
Liuna Geng +4 more
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Optimizing speleological monitoring efforts: insights from long-term data for tropical iron caves [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Understanding the factors underpinning species abundance patterns in space and time is essential to implement effective cave conservation actions. Yet, the methods employed to monitor cave biodiversity still lack standardization, and no quantitative ...
Leonardo Carreira Trevelin +5 more
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A new species of Neocarus (Opilioacaridae) from a Brazilian ferruginous geosystem and notes on natural history [PDF]
Subterranean Biology, 2020 A new species of Neocarus is described from adult female and male specimens collected from an epigean and hypogean ferruginous geosystem located in southeast Brazil. The new species, Neocarus simmonsi sp.
Leopoldo Ferreira de Oliveira Bernardi +2 more
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First record of albinism for the doglike bat, Peropteryx kappleri Peters, 1867 (Chiroptera, Emballonuridae) [PDF]
Subterranean Biology, 2019 Albinism is a type of deficient in melanin production could be the result of genetic anomalies that are manifest as the absence of coloration of part or the entire body of an organism. This type of chromatic disorder can affect several vertebrate species,
Leopoldo Ferreira de Oliveira Bernardi +6 more
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Sustentabilidade em Debate, 2022 The objective of this study was to explore the experience of the municipalities of the state of Minas Gerais that implemented local environmental licensing.
Mônica de Souza Alves +2 more
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Caves as wildlife refuges in degraded landscapes in the Brazilian Amazon
Scientific Reports, 2023 Cross-habitat spillover may be the outcome of a process of habitat loss or degradation where the receiving habitat serves as a refuge for organisms. Once surface habitats are lost or degraded, animals can find underground refuge in caves.
Rafael de Fraga +7 more
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Conserving relics from ancient underground worlds: assessing the influence of cave and landscape features on obligate iron cave dwellers from the Eastern Amazon [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 The degradation of subterranean habitats is believed to represent a serious threat for the conservation of obligate subterranean dwellers (troglobites), many of which are short-range endemics.
Rodolfo Jaffé +9 more
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Implications of a new licensing framework on the impact assessment of water and sewage systems
Sustentabilidade em Debate, 2022 A bill pending in the Brazilian Senate may change profoundly the characteristics and practice of environmental licensing in Brazil, including removing the obligation to obtain an environmental license for specific projects, such as those related to ...
Izabel Freitas Brandão +1 more
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