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BRAZILINK
- ENVIRONMENT
Environment section of the Brazilink website. Brazilink is dedicated to connecting people, information and ideas on Brazil. |
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CARTAGENA
PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY
Accession by Brazil to this Protocol took place in 2002. Its objective is to contribute to ensuring an adequate level of protection in the field of the safe transfer, handling and use of living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology. |
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CONVENTION ON
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was ratified by Brazil in 2003. Its objectives are the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources. |
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IBAMA
The Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Natural Renewable Resources (Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis - IBAMA) was created in 1989. It is affiliated with the Ministry for the Environment. [pt] |
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IMAZON
IMAZON is a non-profit research institution whose mission is to promote sustainable development in the Amazon region through studies, information dissemination and professional training. |
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KYOTO
PROTOCOL
Ratified by Brazil in 2002, the Kyoto Protocol shares the objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). |
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MINISTRY OF
THE ENVIRONMENT
Website of the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment (Ministério do Meio Ambiente - MMA). [pt] |
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MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - CLIMATE
CHANGE
Everything you want to know about climate change in Brazil, including updated information about CDM projects, the science of climate change and the activities of the Interministerial Commission on Global Climate Change. |
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UNCCD
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) was ratified by Brazil in 1997. Its objective is to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought, particularly in Africa. |
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UNFCCC
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was ratified by Brazil in 2004. Its ultimate objective is to achieve the stabilisation of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. |