Low carbon development in Latin America

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Brazilian Amazonian politics and policy (2019-2022) and the need for transformative change

Despite its potential to transition toward a green economy, Brazil became an environmental villain in recent years. The anti-environmentalist and anti-indigenist administration of President Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022) partly dismantled environmental governance. The Amazon and its more-than-human populations were severely hit by Bolsonaro's predatory agenda, which supported and legitimized the interests of the anti-conservationist forces within economic sectors such as agribusiness and mining, and fueled organized crime and violence in the region. This paper provides an overview and analysis of Amazonian politics and policy during this period, and discusses the importance of, and possibilities for, a transformative approach to the governance of the region

Compreender as conceções de aprendizagem da população reclusa: um estudo fenomenográfico

Dissertação de mestrado integrado em Psicologia (área de especialização em Psicologia da Justiça)Baixos níveis de ensino, abandono escolar precoce e historial limitado de emprego, contribuem para o envolvimento criminal. O sistema prisional português oferece a possibilidade de os reclusos continuarem a sua formação escolar, contudo a taxa de adesão é reduzida e a de desistência elevada. Por estes motivos é importante analisar a forma como os reclusos percecionam a aprendizagem e o modo como aprendem. Este estudo fenomenográfico com 30 reclusos Portugueses, de idades compreendidas entre os 20 e os 58 anos de idade, revelou que estes interpretam a sua aprendizagem como aprender para saber, para se integrar, para perceber o propósito, para beneficiar, para se corrigir e para evoluir. Consequentemente, referem que o processo de aprendizagem ocorre fazendo coisas, pedindo ajuda, dando exemplo aos seus filhos, participando frequente e assiduamente nas aulas, refletindo nos seus erros e tornando o seu tempo útil. A aprendizagem é percebida pelos reclusos alunos como oportunidade de mudança e evolução. As implicações para os processos educativos e práticas escolares em meio prisional são também consideradas.Low levels of education, early school leaving and limited employment history, contribute to the criminal involvement. The Portuguese prison system offers the possibility of inmates completing their education. However the rate of adhesion is reduced and the rate of dropout is high. For these reasons, it is important to analyze how the inmates perceived their learning as well as how they learn. Data from a phenomenographic study of 30 Portuguese inmates students, ranging from 20 to 58 years of age, revealed that they understand their learning as learning to know, to integrate, to seeing purpose, to benefit, to correct themselves and to evolve. Consequently, they notice their learning process occurs doing things, asking for help, giving example to their children, participating assiduously in the classroom, reflecting on their mistakes and making their time useful. Hence, learning is perceived as an opportunity for change and evolve. The implications for educational processes and school practices in prison are considered

Towards a transformative governance of the Amazon

The crises of the Anthropocene can neither be confronted incrementally nor through short-term, reductionist strategies. As the risk of severe, irreversible socioecological damage increases, transformative change towards achieving long-term sustainability becomes ever-pressing. Against this backdrop, we explore how transformative governance can help strengthen ecosystem resilience, empower vulnerable communities and ensure sustainable development in the Amazon. The article starts by briefly reviewing the concept of transformative governance, arguing that it provides an adequate framework for thinking about and responding to the challenges of the Anthropocene. It then looks at how extant governance practices are destroying and fragmenting the Amazon, eroding the resilience of regional ecosystems. It proceeds by investigating how the Andes-Amazon-Atlantic Corridor, a transnational project aligned with the normative commitments and operational principles of transformative governance, aimed at protecting, restoring and building socioecological connectivity in the region, can offer an alternative pathway for Amazonian development in the new geological epoch

Animals in International Relations: a research agenda

Animals are integral to world politics, yet largely neglected in International Relations (IR). This Special Issue (SI) aims to address this gap and offers a collection of original research articles that investigate issues pertaining to sovereignty, power, diplomacy, the ethics of war, justice and emancipation, environmental governance, activism and international law. The articles make animals visible within those realms, raise novel questions and develop approaches through which the specific role(s) of animals and human-animal relations in international politics may be theoretically understood and empirically explored. They open a conversation between IR and Critical Animal Studies (CAS). The SI contributes to a broader understanding of the complex and interconnected nature of human-animal relations, and therefore to the reorientation of IR towards a post-anthropocentric perspective of world politics that renders the field better equipped to understand and address our current Anthropocene predicament. To introduce the SI, this article starts by addressing the invisibility of animals in IR and why this is problematic. It then provides an overview of the articles included in the SI and concludes by outlining a research agenda for the study of animals in IR

As políticas amazónicas do Brasil (2019-2022) e a necessidade de uma mudança transformadora

Apesar do seu potencial para transitar para uma economia verde, o Brasil tornou-se nos últimos anos um vilão ambiental. O Governo antiambiental e anti-indígena do Presidente Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022) desmantelou parcialmente a governança ambiental. A Amazónia e as suas populações mais que humanas foram severamente atingidas pela agenda predatória de Bolsonaro, que apoiou e legitimou os interesses de forças anticonservacionistas no seio de setores económicos como o agronegócio e a mineração, e alimentou o crime organizado e a violência na região. O artigo analisa as políticas amazónicas durante aquele período e discute a importância e as possibilidades de uma abordagem transformadora para a governança da região.Despite its potential to transition toward a green economy, the country became an environmental villain in recent years. The anti-environmentalist and anti-indigenist administration of President Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022) partly dismantled environmental governance. The Amazon and its more-than-human populations were severely hit by Bolsonaro's predatory agenda, which supported and legitimized the interests of the anti- -conservationist forces within economic sectors such as agribusiness and mining, and fueled organized crime and violence in the region. This paper provides an overview and analysis of Amazonian politics and policy during this period, and discusses the importance of, and possibilities for, a transformative approach to the governance of the region

O Brasil e a governança climática global (2020-2024): entre o conservadorismo e o reformismo de vanguarda

Este artigo analisa o contexto económico e energético de uma das grandes potências climáticas, o Brasil, bem como o seu posicionamento nas arenas internacionais de discussão do clima global. Através da realização de um exercício prospetivo, descortina-se um conjunto de possibilidades para a evolução do país e a sua presença na cena política internacional entre 2020 e 2024

Entre o conservadorismo e o reformismo de vanguarda

UID/CPO/04627/2013Este artigo analisa o contexto económico e energético de uma das grandes potências climáticas, o Brasil, bem como o seu posicionamento nas arenas internacionais de discussão do clima global. Através da realização de um exercício prospetivo, descortina-se um conjunto de possibilidades para a evolução do país e a sua presença na cena política internacional entre 2020 e 2024.publishersversionpublishe