The National Policy for Agroecology and Organic Production (Pnapo) was created in 2012 to integrate, articulate and adjust the existing public policies concerning sustainable production of chemical-contaminant-free products. The referred policy combines rural development, conservation of natural...

This text for discussion is part of a research aimed to understand the institutional constraints to the implementation of investment in infrastructure in contemporary Brazil and to propose public policy improvement. The rationale for their implementation is that there is evidence that indicate...

The agricultural sector is central to achieving internationally agreed commitments in terms of mitigating the effects of climate change. Although future scenarios indicate the possibility of reducing areas suitable for various crops, for specific regions or for Brazil as a whole, it is possible...

Life cycle analysis (LCA) has been used worldwide to guide innovation improving performance actions of and in production systems directed to the environmental sustainability. However, even with the wide dissemination of LCA internationally, the tool is still not very well known and applied in...

This paper focuses on the changes in income and activity sectors on the economically active rural population (EAP) between 1996 and 2006. Besides a brief introduction, its divide into more tree parts. The first part analyzes the changes in income and activity sectors based on the National...

The idea that environmental and trade policies should be formulated in an integrated framework has been gaining momentum so that to ensure the integrity and consistency of climate change negotiations. In a complementary way to the negotiations within the United Nations Framework Convention for...

The aim of this work is to provide an overview of the challenges of bioprospecting in Brazil by discussing the successes and difficulties encountered in the quest for it development. Several challenges arise: to improve the legislation for access to genetic resources and sharing of benefits; to...

This article examines the use and dissemination of the concept of participation in environmental and development policies, focusing on implementation of local councils in Brazil - especially those linked to socio-environmental issues. The hypothesis advanced here is that the current use of the...

The theme of genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with them, as well as the Brazilian leadership in related international debates, are increasingly important in current environmental issues. In order to this Brazilian leadership to continue, improvements in the country's...

The aim of this article is connecting and systematizing the elements that make up the consolidation of China as a world leader in energy transition, an active and engaged participant in multilateral climate negotiations and an international source of funding to green projects with low...