When we think of urban afforestation in Brazil, what comes to mind is a mouth that has lost its teeth. e2321654
The conservationist mentality of classifying pristine and degraded environments has given way to a more intelligent approach, that is, producing and applying knowledge to increase and support biodiversity in human habitats. Cities have a high potential for the conse...
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| author | Fabio Angeoletto Enrique Richard Jeater Santos Neiva Guedes Simoni Loverde Oliveira Ricardo Massulo Albertín Alesson Guirra Eliana Raposo Gedeone Ferreira Lima Normandes Matos da Silva |
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| description | The conservationist mentality of classifying pristine and degraded environments has given way to a more intelligent approach, that is, producing and applying knowledge to increase and support biodiversity in human habitats. Cities have a high potential for the conservation of biological diversity, but it is not fully feasible without considerable planning and management inputs. There are many ecosystem services provided by trees in urban ecological systems, whose positive impact on human well-being is consensual in the literature. Likewise, the capacity of urban flora, especially woody vegetation, to attract and support fauna has been proven in several studies. Tropical megadiverse countries whose cities are undergoing rapid urbanization such as Brazil face the double challenge of creating cities that can support biological diversity, with environmental justice. The most important tool for solving these demands is urban afforestation planning. However, the capacity of Brazilian cities to plan and execute tree-planting projects is low. In this essay, we discuss the main difficulties related to urban afforestation in Brazil and present some alternatives for increasing the number of trees and species and for the democratization of their benefits, especially in neighborhoods with low socioeconomic status |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1a97a80706dc476cb928929b9641081c2024-01-25T13:14:16ZengUniversidade Estadual de Ponta GrossaTerr@ Plural1982-095X2024-04-0117e232165410.5212/TerraPlural.v.17.2321654.004When we think of urban afforestation in Brazil, what comes to mind is a mouth that has lost its teeth. e2321654Fabio Angeoletto 0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3084-3928Enrique Richard 1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0061-7807Jeater Santos 2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0486-6517Neiva Guedes 3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2887-133XSimoni Loverde Oliveira 4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1202-220XRicardo Massulo Albertín 5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7619-7370Alesson Guirra 6https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4201-3574Eliana Raposo 7https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1206-3642Gedeone Ferreira Lima 8https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9384-8016Normandes Matos da Silva 9https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4631-9725Universidade Federal de Rondonópolis, UFR, Rondonópolis, MT, BrasilUniversidad San Gregorio de Portoviejo, EcuadorUniversidade Federal de Rondonópolis, UFR, Rondonópolis, MT, BrasilUniversidade Anhanguera, UNIDERP, Campo Grande, MS, Brasil Instituto Arara Azul, Campo Grande, MS, BrasilUniversidade Federal de Rondonópolis, UFR, Rondonópolis, MT, BrasilUniversidade Federal de Rondonópolis, UFR, Rondonópolis, MT, BrasilUniversidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Ouro Preto, MG, BrasilUniversidade Federal de Rondonópolis, UFR, Rondonópolis, MT, BrasilUniversidade Federal de Jataí, UFJ, Dom Aquino, MT, BrasilUniversidade Federal de Rondonópolis, UFR, Rondonópolis, MT, BrasilThe conservationist mentality of classifying pristine and degraded environments has given way to a more intelligent approach, that is, producing and applying knowledge to increase and support biodiversity in human habitats. Cities have a high potential for the conservation of biological diversity, but it is not fully feasible without considerable planning and management inputs. There are many ecosystem services provided by trees in urban ecological systems, whose positive impact on human well-being is consensual in the literature. Likewise, the capacity of urban flora, especially woody vegetation, to attract and support fauna has been proven in several studies. Tropical megadiverse countries whose cities are undergoing rapid urbanization such as Brazil face the double challenge of creating cities that can support biological diversity, with environmental justice. The most important tool for solving these demands is urban afforestation planning. However, the capacity of Brazilian cities to plan and execute tree-planting projects is low. In this essay, we discuss the main difficulties related to urban afforestation in Brazil and present some alternatives for increasing the number of trees and species and for the democratization of their benefits, especially in neighborhoods with low socioeconomic statushttps://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/tp/article/view/21654/209209217618biodiversity of tropical citiesurban afforestationenvironmental justiceglobal hotspots of biodiversityurban ecology |
| spellingShingle | Fabio Angeoletto Enrique Richard Jeater Santos Neiva Guedes Simoni Loverde Oliveira Ricardo Massulo Albertín Alesson Guirra Eliana Raposo Gedeone Ferreira Lima Normandes Matos da Silva When we think of urban afforestation in Brazil, what comes to mind is a mouth that has lost its teeth. e2321654 Terr@ Plural biodiversity of tropical cities urban afforestation environmental justice global hotspots of biodiversity urban ecology |
| title | When we think of urban afforestation in Brazil, what comes to mind is a mouth that has lost its teeth. e2321654 |
| title_full | When we think of urban afforestation in Brazil, what comes to mind is a mouth that has lost its teeth. e2321654 |
| title_fullStr | When we think of urban afforestation in Brazil, what comes to mind is a mouth that has lost its teeth. e2321654 |
| title_full_unstemmed | When we think of urban afforestation in Brazil, what comes to mind is a mouth that has lost its teeth. e2321654 |
| title_short | When we think of urban afforestation in Brazil, what comes to mind is a mouth that has lost its teeth. e2321654 |
| title_sort | when we think of urban afforestation in brazil what comes to mind is a mouth that has lost its teeth e2321654 |
| topic | biodiversity of tropical cities urban afforestation environmental justice global hotspots of biodiversity urban ecology |
| url | https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/tp/article/view/21654/209209217618 |
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