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Purpose. The purpose of the research is to identify the shortcomings of the current legislation of Ukraine in the field of ecological rehabilitation of radioactively contaminated territories, as well as to provide proposals for possible ways to overcome them. Methodology. The methodology includes a comprehensive analysis and generalization of the available scientific and theoretical material and the formulation of relevant conclusions and proposals. During the writing of the article, both general scientific methods of scientific knowledge and special-legal ones were used, including formal-legal, structural-functional, systemic and other methods. Results: in the process of research, it was established that the current legislation of Ukraine in the field of ecological rehabilitation of radioactively contaminated territories contains norms of a local nature, which determine the legal regime of the territories affected by the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. At the same time, radioactively contaminated territories in Ukraine are the territories of former uranium mining and processing plants, tailings storage facilities (Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad regions). Based on this, the expediency of supplementing the Law of Ukraine "On the Use of Nuclear Energy and Radiation Safety" with the section "Radioactively Contaminated Territories" was determined, the effect of which would extend to the entire territory of Ukraine. In addition, the article proposes to give the land plots on which uranium production waste storage sites, buildings and structures contaminated with natural radioactive substances, which due to their ecological danger cannot be used in economic activities, the legal status of those that are not subject to taxation, as well as to establish additional subsidies from the State Budget of Ukraine for the relevant local budgets in order to compensate for the loss of revenues of local budgets as a result of the exemption from taxation of land plots that are radioactively contaminated. Originality. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the possibility of using the obtained results for further scientific developments in the field of legal regulation of ecological rehabilitation of radioactively contaminated territories. Practical significance. The results of the research can be used in law-making activities with the aim of improving the provisions of the current legislation of Ukraine in the field of ecological rehabilitation of radioactively contaminated territories.

Abstract Environmental risk communication comprises an essential step in contaminated sites management, being one of its basic principles. However, there are few studies and technical guidelines on how to perform risk communication. This research aimed to identify the main factors that can contribute to efficient risk communication from the stakeholders’ perspective: those affected or potentially affected by the risks, representatives of institutions responsible for risk communication, environmental agencies, and consultants. To achieve that, the Q technique, a methodology specialized in the study of people and their subjectivities, was applied to 24 individuals. Five factors representing the stakeholders’ perspectives were identified: 1 - Trust; 2 - Secure communication; 3 - Dialogue; 4 - Partnership; and 5 - Health, in addition to a set of consensual information between all groups. Concern for the health of those involved was the most important point of view for most participants.

Researchers not only respond to a strategic direction; their discovery of emerging issues also make them accountable to guide policy reform. The alignment of environmental doctoral research with environmental-related legislation and policy documents in South Africa is unknown. Doctoral research from 1998, the inception date of the National Environmental Management Act, to 2017 was analysed through a systematic literature review strategy and content analysis to determine the alignment of doctoral research topics to the key strategic environmental themes derived from 1 African policy document and 10 South African policy documents and legislation. A comparative knowledge map was developed to graphically represent the extent of alignment, the under-researched themes, gaps and the potential niche areas for future research. The comparative knowledge map assists in discovering where the knowledge is located, and where the gaps exist. It further offers policymakers and researchers a clear way to make decisions on past and current focus areas and points out where potential future research and practitioners' foci should be. The extent to which South African research is responsive to national environmental priorities and goals is now known and environmental-related research is expected to demonstrate real-world relevance, not only aligning with policy but also guiding policy reform. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Environmental law has long been an area of concern in terms of correct implementation and enforcement. In this context, the Commission's enforcement focus has been on "systemic" breaches of environmental law (that is, breaches that form part of a pattern of individual breaches that, taken together, because of their repeated or widespread nature, have a significant effect on the environment). Proving the existence of such breaches in environmental law presents a number of peculiar features, because of the scientifically–loaded questions which underlie environmental legislation. The aim of this article is to relate the established approach of the CJEU towards scientific uncertainty to the specific situation in which the Commission asserts that a breach of EU environmental law has a systemic nature. It will show that, while the CJEU has been sensitive to the systemic nature of the claims brought forward by the Commission by using some of the procedural tools at its disposal, its general reticence to engage with the substantive claims at stake might have the potential to reduce the effectiveness of the infringement proceedings as a tool to adequately pursue systemic breaches of EU environmental legislation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In our opinion, environmental and legal culture can be with compliance of environmentally important activities with legal norms it should be understood as the state of individual and public consciousness that is characterized. This is the quality of norms, their knowledge in society, concept and interpretation, and also the environmental rights of a person in all legal ways protection of environmental tasks in everyday life and professional activities level of willingness to perform sustainable environmental and legal culture it depends on the level. Environmental education, education in the field of the environment one of the main and necessary conditions for sustainable development in the transmission system acts as a. When determining the goals of this issue, the most first, using scientific data in the local context and at the same time, paying special attention to professional training in this area, problems of education, the environment for all segments of the population development and development of the environment and implementation of concepts in the field of development in all curricula attention is paid to ensuring the needs of the population. Thus, environmental education is an immanent component of sustainable development all its basic provisions are clear or secretly introduces, as one of the most important tools to achieve the goal it is divided into two parts.

This article discusses current theoretical issues of ecological legal order in the RK. The authors claims that the rule of law is a particularly effective mechanism for increasing the level of environmental awareness of citizens, forcing nature users to comply with the established level of ecological legal order. The scientific novelty of this study is determined by the fact that the paper clarifies and details certain understudied aspects of the concept “ecological legal order”, and also considers ecological legal order as the main ecological and legal institution. The article analyzes that legal order of rational nature management is established under the influence of legislative and other requirements of environmental law. The authors also note that ecological legal order is established on the basis of legal liability. The general trend in developing ecological legal order is to increase social significance of environmental legislation, further modernization of material norms and improving protective forms of their implementation. The purpose of the work is to create a general theoretical and practical concept of ecological legal order in modern Kazakhstan. The authors sets the task to determine the ecological legal order, analyze its place in the field of law, consider the relationship of environmental law and legal responsibility, determine the relationship of environmental legal awareness, education, culture and law and order. The preparation of the work required analysis of prominent research papers, which significantly contributed to development of environmental and legal science.

At present, the spontaneous development of relations with nature endangers the existence of not only individual objects, territories, countries, but also of all mankind. This is explained by the fact that a person is closely connected with wildlife through its material and spiritual needs, that is, humanity as a whole develops and creates a cultural environment on earth, passing on its labor and spiritual experience from generation to generation. In our current conditions, this education should cover a large part of society through general environmental education of people from school walls to university walls. The uniqueness of environmental education lies in its new setting of educational goals, a new approach. In this regard, the most important goal of environmental education is the formation of an ecological culture of a person and society. During the work on the project, the conceptual method, statistical and comparative methods, the historical and legal method, the method of analysis and synthesis, the method of using "big data" were applied. The formation of ecological consciousness is closely connected with ecological education. The growing number of environmental problems, whether they are regional or international in nature or affect the international industry as a whole, require greater cooperation between states and action in the interests of international organizations. The level of environmental and legal culture determines the quality of legal norms, their knowledge, understanding and interpretation in society, as well as the degree of readiness to protect human environmental rights by all legal means, to consistently fulfill environmental tasks in everyday life and professional activities. It is concluded that programs and laws on environmental protection are meaningless until the population has a developed environmental legal awareness and does not participate in the process of implementing the law. Greater public participation can go a long way towards addressing environmental management issues. The dissemination of information is critical to enabling citizens to participate.

In this short communication, we review the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) law of India from the 1994 to 2020 amendments. Our study shows that the EIA system of India is undergoing a transitional period. In the 1994 EIA Notification, public hearings are included that ensure the voice of the general people in decision-making for sustainable development. A reverse scenario has been seen in the EIA Notification of 2006 and 2020, respectively, where public participation is almost overlooked, and the high interests of the proponents are taken into consideration. Issues like post-facto clearance and limiting public consultations regarding the proposed projects are the biggest obstacles in EIA Notification 2020. Our study also reveals that although the recent amendment quickens obtaining the Environmental Clearance (EC), it brings forth other problems like corruption, lack of transparency, false and fabricated data, poor monitoring etc that hinder the way of effective EIA system in India.

The objective is to analyze solid waste management in municipal management from a systemic review. The methodology was congruent with the quantitative, exploratorybibliometric approach. The studies reviewed aim to diagnose and evaluate the impact of solid waste generated by various cities and economic sectors on the environment, ecotourism activities, public health; also in this process it is possible to identify the most common domestic waste and determine the properties of materials in landfills and industrial waste deposits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Green criminology focuses mainly on the study of the negative impacts generated towards a natural environment. The objective of this article was to evaluate trends in scientific production on green criminology and, through a documentary review, to identify the main sources of water pollution. The search was conducted in English, in the Scopus database, limiting the search period from 2000 to 2022. A total of 405 documents were found. The main trends of scientific production at the international level show an average annual growth rate of 27.1%, with an increase in publications in journals indexed in different bibliographic reference databases. This research contributes to the knowledge of the dynamics of scientific production on green criminology and serves as a reference with contributions for the design of future research on the subject. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study evaluated the environmental departments of some municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, regarding their structure and licensing and enforcement processes. Information was collected through online questionnaires sent to municipalities. The questionnaires addressed the staff, the training of the technical staff and the work structure of the environmental departments in the municipalities. Evaluations and classifications were conducted using the classification tree technique based on municipal data on the environmental licenses issued, and additionally the infraction notices issued as response variables. Thus, it was observed that human resources, effective civil servants and the work team composition are the variables that best explain the issuance behavior of the municipal environmental licenses, and in parts the infraction notices. The other variable that most satisfactorily explains the issuance of infraction notices in the municipalities is the use of their own website with environmental software in the environment departments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Environmental protection is close related with environmental education. Environmental education is as necessary in the educational system as outside it. The present study, starting from the perception of the representatives of the local rural public administration and the citizens of the rural communities on environmental protection issues: (i) highlights the need for information and education in the field of environmental protection, especially with regard to environmental legislation and waste management; (ii) demonstrates the usefulness of environmental educational projects and the use of open educational resources, as resources that can be easily adapted to the real needs of education and information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Urbanization occurs now more rapidly than before, due to the development of compact cities or urban sprawl, threatening quasi-natural areas, especially those protected within/near built-up ones. Europe lacks laws dedicated to natural protected areas within built-up areas, which are subject to the same provisions as natural protected ones, or a legislative vacuum. This research aimed to find the best planning approach for resiliently conserving and developing these areas and establishing grounds for a new tool used for planning the proximity of natural areas within cities. The methodology involved selecting two groups of countries, Nordic and eastern European, and treating these areas differently. The choice was based on specific political history. The study analyzed the legislative and planning framework and compared the approaches of 11 analyzed countries to pinpoint the basic aspects accounted for and applied to other European territories, in order to preserve the characteristics of urban morpho-typology and the particularities of local landscapes. The comparison results suggest solutions such as adopting specific regulations for urban protected areas and their adjacent zones through legal documents, completing/detailing environmental legislation in Nordic countries, adopting laws dedicated to protected natural areas within and/or close to built areas, and changing the approach to protecting natural areas with urban planning or land use tools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The increasing global demand for energy- and resource-efficient, environmentally friendly products has led the European Union (EU) to develop a sustainable product policy, incorporating ecodesign legislation and energy labeling as effective tools for promoting energy efficiency and sustainability. Recent European energy policies, such as the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) and the Ecodesign Directive (EDD), have set new objectives for enhancing energy efficiency. This study focuses on the 2012 Lot 4: Industrial and Laboratory Furnaces and Ovens, Tasks 1–7 Final Report, which informed the European Commission's 2014 working document for the Ecodesign Consultation Forum on industrial and laboratory furnaces and ovens. The working document proposed initial draft measures and requirements for this product group, aiming to achieve specific energy savings and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions. The findings of the investigations on energy consumption and GHG emissions are presented in this work, with draft calculations and projections serving as the foundation for discussions on future measures. The BAT (best available technologies) scenario would result in lower environmental impacts. The initial and indicative draft Lot 4 impact assessment predictions for energy savings demonstrate the positive influence of prospective ecodesign measures in reducing energy consumption. These deliberations will ultimately contribute to the formulation of an official mandatory regulation for industrial and laboratory furnaces and ovens, in line with the EU's sustainable product policy objectives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Water is essential for the existence of life and has various applications such as use for human consumption, commercial, agricultural and industrial purposes. As one of the most important constituents in any organism, water needs to be within physical, chemical, microbiological, organoleptic and radiological quality standards to be used, whether for drinking, irrigation or recreation. Thus, this work investigated the presence of possible contaminants in the surface water of the Criminoso Stream, which belongs to the Paraguay River basin in the municipality of Coxim-MS, through the analysis of physical-chemical parameters, pH, Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Turbidity, True Color, Total Hardness, Electrical Conductivity (EC), Total Chlorides, Alkalinity, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) and the influence of potentially contaminating metals: Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), Nickel (Ni), Cadmium (Cd) and Lead (Pb). From the results obtained, we observed that some physicochemical parameters (pH, turbidity and chlorides) and the metals Cu, Ni Cd and Pd evaluated were in accordance with the legislation 357/05 in all points in the periods analyzed. Values above the allowed values were found for Color and Fe in 4 points, for Dissolved Oxygen only in points 2 and 3, and for Electrical Conductivity and Total Dissolved Solids only in point 2. The change in these values may be due to environmental impacts caused by unplanned urbanization near the stream that affects water quality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose. To identify controversial and problematic provisions of the current legislation of Ukraine in the sphere of environmental protection which form the plane of legal responsibility for violations of environmental standards and norms. Methodology. The following research methods were used: the monographic method of scientific research, synthesis and analysis, the economic-statistical method, the method of detailing and concretizing the obtained results, the method of scientific-abstract systematization of results, and the graphic method of visualizing the results of scientific research. Findings. In Ukraine, a regulatory framework has been established that regulates the system of responsibility for environmental violations. Its main forms include disciplinary, administrative, civil, and criminal responsibility. It has been found that the modern environmental legislation is characterized by certain shortcomings in the identification and prosecution of persons guilty of violating the norms of existing laws. This is confirmed by the analysis of the amount of damage and losses caused to the environment, the dimensions of which are increasing annually in Ukraine. Simultaneously with the increase in the amount of damage caused, the degree of non-identification of persons who are responsible for causing damage to natural resources and the environment is increasing. The analysis of regional differences in environmental responsibility also demonstrates significant differences between the administrative regions of Ukraine in terms of the discipline of environmental responsibility. Originality. Based on the results of the conducted research, the main problematic aspects regarding legal responsibility for violations of environmental legislation in Ukraine were identified and analyzed. A need for a fundamental change in the concept of environmental responsibility for economic entities within the framework of sustainable development strategy has been identified. A gradual change in the basic principles and approaches to responsibility for violations of environmental legislation in the direction of predominance of preventive functions of environmental protection over punitive ones was proposed. Tools for possible improvement of environmental legislation were also proposed, in particular, fiscal preferences for environmentally tolerant industries, application of trade quotas for industrial enterprises that pollute the environment, harmonization of sanctions and environmental tax rates in accordance with the legislation of European countries. Practical value. The research results and proposed measures for improving the current procedures and mechanisms of legal liability for environmental offenses can be used by specialists of legal departments and services at the level of micro-management and macro-management to solve the tasks of further improvement of the current legal framework and increase the level of social responsibility of business and officials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The problem of environmental protection and responsibility for environmental legislation violations is extremely important under conditions of war in Ukraine and the increased risk of committing environmental crimes on its territory. The purpose was to clarify the main aspects of the legal regulation of environmental relations in Ukraine and in European countries. The main result was the identification of signs of responsibility of individuals and legal entities in the framework of environmental relations, the analysis of the main regulatory legal acts regulating these social relations, the clarification of the distinctive and similar features of responsibility for violations of environmental legislation in Ukraine and in European countries, in particular in France, Denmark and Germany. A number of environmental initiatives aimed at improving the environmental conditions and the regulatory provision within the limits of social relations, etc., have been distinguished. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The essence of environmental protection legislation is analyzed. For this purpose, foreign and Ukrainian scientific literature as well as normative and legal documents, in which the right of nature protection is enshrined, was studied. It has been proven, that in the conditions of martial law in Ukraine, environmental protection legal acts should be aimed at mitigating the consequences of the armed aggression of the russian federation. For this, it is advisable to use the development of the law of the World Trade Organization. Environmental legislation is considered in the system of international environmental law (International Environmental Law). This approach is due to the global consequences of Russia's military aggression against Ukraine. Since mitigating the consequences of military actions on the territory of Ukraine requires a return from imbalance to stability, the issue of sustainable development has been brought up to date. Therefore, the essence is outlined and the main goals of sustainable development are listed, the implementation of which guarantees stability in the world, in particular in the field of nature protection. Implementation of the goals of sustainable development in life, restoration of balance in nature and international relations depends on specific subjects, so a list of them is given, and the main powers in the field of nature protection are outlined. Some decisions of such an international organization as the World Trade Organization regarding the provision of nature protection by economic methods are commented on. The importance of nature protection organizations in the field of environmental protection, their interaction with subjects of authority is also outlined. Since nature protection is closely related to the use of natural resources in the process of agricultural production, which guarantees the food security of humanity in general and Ukraine in particular, new approaches of the European Union to the regulation of the Common Agricultural Policy have been studied. In general, this work is based on the statement about the importance of applying all possible measures to mitigate the impact of Russian military aggression on the environment, in particular in the field of nuclear security. This will make it possible to return to the implementation of the model of sustainable development, the creation of which was aimed at solving the global problems of our time, but the implementation of which is made impossible by the active warfare on the territory of Ukraine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Wetlands are ecosystems at the interface between terrestrial and aquatic environments, subject to flooding by shallow waters or with temporarily to permanently waterlogged soils and specialized biota. Despite their great importance at global and local scales, these ecosystems have not been effectively protected in Brazil. The Cerrado wetlands are particularly neglected and misunderstood due to their distinctive hydrological functioning, imprecise maps, and multiplicity of vegetation types (e.g., wet grassland, vereda, palm grove, wet forest, gallery forest) that form complex and dynamic mosaics. Regional denominations of these wetlands often have subtle differences or redundancy, hindering their objective differentiation even by specialists. Regardless of vegetation differences, however, all Cerrado wetlands store and filter excess rainwater from the entire watershed, releasing it throughout the year to feed perennial streams and, ultimately, all of the main Brazilian rivers. Therefore, we argue that: (i) all wetlands in the Cerrado shall be unified in the legend of official large-scale maps that support environmental legislation; (ii) all vegetation types in Cerrado wetlands shall receive a unified treatment in the legislation, aligned with other wetlands in Brazil; (iii) the delimitation of wetlands for law compliance must be done on site, using objective indicators (hydrological, edaphic and botanical). We propose that all areas where the maximum elevation of the water table is less than 50 cm deep shall be mapped and protected as wetlands. That is the critical factor determining the hydromorphic soils and the specialized flora that differentiates these wetlands from the surrounding vegetation types in the Cerrado.

This research focuses on environmental pollution, a significant concern today due to energy use. Improving ecological sustainability suggests a framework for sustainable energy behaviours. This paper reviews the advances in environmental policies and green technology in designing efficient energy systems, but some gaps remain. The variables considered in this research are analyzed through Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS) and Dynamic Ordinary Least Squares (DOLS) models to determine their effects on energy structures and the environment in 31 of the 55 countries within the AFCFTA. Some main results show that one percentage point improvement in environmental legislation leads to decreased ecological footprints by 9.11 % (DOLS) and 20.98 % (FMOLS). On the other hand, a one percent increase in green innovations reduces ecological footprints by 0.6 % (DOLS) and 1 % (FMOLS). Also, service imports reduce sustainability by decreasing it by 2.98 % (DOLS) and 1.47 % (FMOLS), while service exports improve sustainability by increasing it by 1.59 % (DOLS) and 1. 09 % (FMOLS). Thus, these results underscore the need to maintain and strengthen environmental legislation and encourage green investments, as well as the importance of green innovation environmental policies and renewable energy to enhance environmental quality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article-review reveals the main provisions of the monograph, assesses its content and contribution of the authors to solving topical issues of modern envi-ronmental law. The importance of theoretical-methodological and institutional-legal characteristics of environmental law in the XXI century and the conceptual positions of the authors regarding the emergence of new concepts, sub-sectors and institutions of environmental law, as well as importance of the greening of the constitution in international and national dimensions are emphasized.

• Geological evolution controls the soil geochemistry background spatial variation. • Quartzitic and ferruginous rupestrian fields are not ecologically equivalent. • Environmental legislation must take into account soil geochemical data. • Findings suggest the need for spatial diversification of conservation areas. Recent changes in Minas Gerais (Brazil) environmental legislation increased the threats caused by mining activities on the conservation of ferruginous rupestrian fields (FRF). The permission to compensate areas to be degraded by others with different vegetation, if there is "ecological equivalence", now allows that quartzitic rupestrian fields (QRF) can be used to compensate the suppression of FRF. This work provides scientific basis for discussing this issue using soil data (one of the main determinants of vegetation structure and diversity) from the Iron Quadrangle (IQ), a unique region where QRF and FRF share the same geological evolution that defined two deformational domains. Al, As, Ba, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, K, P, Pb and Zn geochemical background values were calculated in the QRF and FRF soils throughout the entire IQ and separately in its domains. FRF soils have significantly higher Fe and P average concentrations and background values, at least twice as those found in QRF. In turn, QRF soils present higher Ba, Cu and K average concentrations, with background values one order of magnitude higher. The high standard deviation of background values of some elements reflects the great heterogeneity of each lithotype soil, leading to non-significant differences, as for Al (FRF=51,025 mg.kg−1, QRF=18,100 mg.kg−1). Geological evolution that created IQ domains seems to have exert a strong influence on the geochemistry of rupestrian fields (RF) soils, as first demonstrated in this study. In the western, Al, Ba, K, Mn, Pb and Zn average concentrations are significantly higher. FRF in mid-eastern IQ region stand out for the highest Ba, Cd, Pb and Zn concentrations. Considering differences observed between QRF and the FRF soils and the influence of edaphic parameters on the vegetation structure and species composition of RF, it becomes evident that these areas should not be automatically defined as ecological equivalents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article analyzes the provisions of the domestic legal framework and legal doctrine on the controversial issues of legal regulation of state support of environmental entrepreneurship in the Russian Federation. The opinions and approaches of domestic and foreign researchers are studied, the vector of development of legal regulation in the above mentioned sphere is outlined, theoretical and applied problems are presented, as well as ways of their neutralization in the foreseeable future. Theoretical and practical significance of the achieved results consists in the possibility of their use in the course of further scientific development on the issues of normative-legal provision of state support of environmental entrepreneurship, as well as in the development of educational and methodological materials on the disciplines of the public-law cycle. The formulated results of the study embody the author's subjective view of the stated problems, which does not diminish the axiology of the research results of other authors.

Abstract Restoration and rewilding are both relevant conservation approaches to addressing the current nature, health and climate crises. Here, we discuss the benefits of integrating restoration and rewilding in conservation projects. We highlight how such integration could increase the amount of space available for nature recovery; boost knowledge exchange and raise nature recovery ambitions; enhance landscape heterogeneity and dynamics and improve large‐scale connectivity. In particular, the two approaches may be deployed to exploit synergisms. We argue that developing a portfolio of integrated approaches that capitalise on the strengths of both restoration and rewilding and target different scales and socio‐ecological contexts is the best way to jointly address the biodiversity and climate crises. We call for major policy platforms and international funding agencies to support the emergence of infrastructures and frameworks that facilitate the coordination and integration of the restoration and rewilding agendas. Such a step would benefit biodiversity and support broader efforts to integrate different conservation strategies into whole landscape approaches.

Abstract The parameter for delimiting Areas of Permanent Preservation (APPs) in the 2012 Forest Code is the edge of the regular stream bed, not its highest level. The objective of this study is to evaluate the loss of protected areas, framed the category of water APPs in the 2012 Forest Code, in the Cabaçal River. By means of spatial technologies, maps of vegetation cover and land use from 2012 and 2018 were prepared. The change in the Forest Code in 2012 caused the loss of 90% of the area previously protected by the 1965 Code, corresponding to the major waterbed of the Cabaçal River, especially in the lower course, located in the Pantanal plain of Mato Grosso. It was concluded that the vegetation cover in the Areas of Permanent Preservation was suppressed so that urban and agricultural uses could be implanted, characterizing them as conflict areas due to the flexibilization of the environmental legislation.

Due to the great concern regarding ecosystem environments and the loss of biodiversity, there is an increasing need to transform small or large areas into preservation sites. Federal Law No. 9,985 of 2000, which establishes the National System of Nature Conservation Units (SNUC), aims to direct criteria and standards for the creation, implementation, and management of Conservation Units. The Municipality of Guarulhos includes ten Conservation Units (CUs) in its territory, five of which are Municipal UCs, one of which is in the process of being created; four State UCs and one Federal UC, all located in the Atlantic Forest. Aiming to protect the natural resources of these areas, a Management Plan must be drawn up for each UC, a document in which the zoning and rules that will govern the use of the area and the management of natural resources will be established, including the implementation of physical structures necessary for the management of the unit. The study sought to analyze and discuss management plans rather than guidance manuals. Three Management Plans for the following UCs were analyzed: the Environmental Protection Area of the Cantareira System, the Itaberaba State Park, and the Guarulhos State Forest, all of which are Statewide UCs. Even though they are very important, few UCs present Management Plans. Among the UCs analyzed, the Environmental Protection Area of the Cantareira System is the oldest, created in 1998, with the Management Plan, approved only 22 years later, in 2020. The Itaberaba State Park was created in 2009 and the Guarulhos State Forest in 2010, but only 2017 were created. All Management Plan documents comply with Federal Law No. 9985/2000 and manuals consulted, but their practical application must be analyzed to better assess the suitability and preservation of ecosystems and quality and environmental comfort to the municipality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The European Union (EU) Emissions Trading System (ETS) has been established for more than 15 years, but limited attention has been given to how the changing political environment may affect the policy. We address this gap by investigating how the EU enlargement after 2004 affected the ETS and how the effects have been buffered. We develop a framework of institutional resilience to investigate how the established norms and institutional constellation of the EU legislative triumvirate have been instrumental for buffering the effects of the enlargement on ETS policymaking. We find that the existing power structure and functional complementarity of the EU legislative settings have fostered a consensus-building atmosphere in the ETS decision-making to accommodate preference heterogeneity and to absorb the compositional impact after the enlargement. The findings highlight the importance of contextual factors and institutional settings in ETS analysis and suggest a new perspective for assessing dynamic ETS performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The objective of this work was to build and apply environmental indicators to verify the environmental performance and diagnose the sustainability levels of the rural properties from Federal District, Brazil. Data analysis was performed based on the information required and declared to public administration. Exploratory sampling was applied, obtaining a sample population of 169 properties. It was decided to use the factor analysis methodology in order to verify the environmental performance and diagnose the sustainability levels of the rural properties. The results achieved allow us to state that most of the properties (91.49%) are in a state of severe unsustainability. The results also show that the remnants of native vegetation, when they exist, are not in sufficient proportion to the total size of the property according to what the legislation requires. The proposed model and the environmental indicators built from the environmental legislation proved to be an efficient, practical and low-cost tool for a satisfactory diagnosis about the measurement of the sustainability of Brazilian rural properties and in the identification of positive management situations in relation to the suitability for environmental laws. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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