CLIMATE CHANGE AND “CAMPOS DE ALTITUDE”: FORECASTS, KNOWLEDGE AND ACTION GAPS IN BRAZIL

Autores

  • Fabio Rubio Scarano Fundação Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável
  • Paula Ceotto Conservation International
  • Gustavo Martinelli Centro Nacional de Conservação da Flora; Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4257/oeco.2016.2002.01

Palavras-chave:

Biodiversity monitoring, Campos de altitude, Climate change high altitude ecosystems, Non-forest ecosystems

Resumo

The recently published report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) acknowledges high altitude ecosystems in Latin America and elsewhere as some of the most vulnerable to climate change. The Brazilian Panel on Climate Change (PBMC, from the acronym in Portuguese) also recognizes the vulnerability of Brazilian high mountain ecosystems, but points out to a significant gap in data and knowledge. This paper briefly reviews the contents in these reports that refer to high altitude ecosystems and cross-compare with biological data available for such formations in Brazil. Emphasis is given to non-forest ecosystems, namely the so-called campos de altitude, and specific data and knowledge gaps are highlighted. The implementation of the existing policy called National Program for Research and Conservation of Mountain Ecosystems would be an important step to fill this gap.

Biografia do Autor

Fabio Rubio Scarano, Fundação Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável

Senior Vice-President for the Americas Division at Conservation International.Associate Professor I at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Ecologia

Paula Ceotto, Conservation International

Director for Science for the Americas Division at Conservation International

Gustavo Martinelli, Centro Nacional de Conservação da Flora; Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro

Coordenador Geral do Centro Nacional de Conservação da Flora, no Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro

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Publicado

2017-02-23