GEO Brasil - UNEP

6.6 Scenarios
6.7. Biodiversity and Forests
recommendations
Following the decision of PNUMA, IBAMA/MMA and
partner institutions in GEO Brazil’s effort, the integrated
environment evaluation report was developed. This was
done taking into consideration that the available socioeconomic
data is isolated (this data is not grouped by water
basin, nor by biome).
Considering the lack of timely data series on the
environmental variables,
Considering the lack of systematised information on the
use of the soil and natural resources,
The recommendations are:
The creation of a standing committee of all partner
institutions, in order to monitor the course of GEO Brazil’s
decisions;
Brazil is one of the five countries with the largest biodiversity
in the world. The Atlantic Forest fosters 27 percent of the
plant species known in the planet. The Cerrado is the richest
savannah among all and about 40 percent of its plants are
endemic to it. In the Caatinga, 30 percent of the arboreous
and bushy species described are endemic to the area.
Pantanal is the largest floodable plain in the world and the
Amazon Forest is the largest remaining tropical forest on
earth, harbouring 10 percent of the world’s available fresh
water. The protection and the sustainable use of the natural
resources offered by these ecosystems will ensure future
life quality. Today’s society, however, has to be aware of the
need for an effective action both individually and by means
of public policies which ensure the preservation of the
species and the ecosystems. In view of this situation we
propose:
The creation of an ‘Integrated Socio-economic and
Environmental Information System (SII) ‘, which produces
and receives data from partner institutions, and delivers
data as requested;
Recommendations for biodiversity
a) to increase in 150 percent the number of endangered
species which were worked on.
The creation of an ‘Integrated Modelling and Simulation
Centre (CIMS)’, for the formulation and evaluation of
environmental scenarios. This evaluation would incorporate
tendencies as well as desirable actions. This centre will rely
on the ‘Integrated Socio-economic and Environmental
Information System (SII)” data, proposed above, and it will
also aid the SII project, revealing the demands of the
environment’s integrated evaluation. For instance, this
centre will supply SII the variables that need to be
monitored, so that ‘Indicators’ proposed at GEO Brazil may
be developed and calculated. This Centre will be responsible
for the development and calculation of the indicators
proposed in GEO Brazil, which will be used in the modelling
and simulation of scenarios.
This centre (CIMS) represents an evolution in the integrated
environmental evaluation methodology, as it will use
mathematical and advanced computational resources. The
centre will provide scenarios based on information
contained in a great number of variables. Without the use
of the mathematical model and computational simulation,
it is impossible to make accurate conclusions concerning a
great number of variables that are included in the formation
of an environmental scenario.
b) to increase the works which focus on the recovery of
endangered species of fauna and flora.
c) to review the norms which regulate the use of Brazilian
and exotic wildlife species, as well as exotic and native
flora species, with scientific and trade purposes.
d) to control the access to genetic resources, including
bioprospection.
e) to organise the creation and use of transgenic
organisms.
f) to establish public policies aimed at the implemention
of international conventions directly or indirectly related
to the conservation of national and international
biodiversity.
g) to increase control and inspection of illegal
transportation and trade of national fauna and flora
species. To provide a better inspection in ports, airports,
railways and roads both in the country and abroad.
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