Climate change and the challenges of generating socioeconomic benefits in Brazil
- Paper number
GLOC-2023,T,2A,4,x74815
- Author
Prof. Michele Cristina Silva Melo, Brazilian Space Agency (AEB), Brazil
- Coauthor
Prof.Dr. Andrea Cabello, University of Brasilia, Brazil
- Coauthor
Mrs. LUCIA HELENA FREITAS, Brazilian Space Agency (AEB), Brazil
- Coauthor
Mr. Fernando Moreira Couto Lima, University of Brasilia, Brazil
- Year
2023
- Abstract
Climate change has been a topic of interest for several countries. In recent years, Brazil, always active worldwide in the environmental area, has not been present in the main discussions on the subject. Much has been discussed in Brazil over the last four years about the role of monitoring deforestation and agricultural activities versus the competitiveness of agricultural production, as if they were incompatible. However, the use of data and spatial images, produced by private or public companies, such as National Institute for Space Research (INPE), for example, can generate essential information for increasing the productivity of several sectors, mainly agriculture and livestock. The Gross Value of Production (GPV) of Brazilian agribusiness reached R$ 1.10 trillion in 2020 and R$ 1.20 trillion in 2021 (CNA, 2022), values that could be higher with the application of spatial images for proper monitoring of the productions. The National Institute for Space Research (INPE) concluded that the estimated deforestation rate in the Brazilian Legal Amazon was 13,235 km2 of clear cut in the period from August 1st, 2020 to July 31th, 2021 (INPE, 2021). Brazil would stop generating US$ 1.5 billion a year from the Amazon if, instead of burning, it favored the sustainable management of the forest. (Revised Range, 2021). The financial risk of not taking action to prevent deforestation is around US$5 billion for Brazil alone. And the cost to avoid such losses would be much lower, on the order of US$ 680 million (Folha de São Paulo, 2022). The ideal strategy to be adopted would be to increase investments in public environmental monitoring systems or encourage private investments in this segment; equip and increase inspection teams; and invest in training small producers in sustainable production management techniques.
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