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A agenda diplomática de regulação do acesso aos recursos genéticos marinhos e a repartição de benefícios deles advindos perpassa grandes arenas multilaterais desde 1992, entre elas a CDB, a BBNJ e a Antártica. Logo, constitui uma oportunidade ímpar para que o Brasil promova seu modelo e mobilize uma coalizão voltada a efetivar a partilha dos benefícios monetários, incluindo aqueles resultantes do uso de informações de sequências genéticas digitalizadas.

As atividades das mulheres são geralmente subestimadas em áreas tradicionalmente dominadas por homens, e no oceano não é diferente. O oceano tem sido visto como um ambiente masculino, principalmente na navegação, na pesca e nas ciências exatas. Como a aceleração da economia azul engendra riscos socioeconômicos para a humanidade, notadamente para as pessoas no Sul Global, e mais especificamente para as mulheres, defendemos as mudanças transformadoras debatidas no âmbito multilateral. Neste cenário, como a Década da ONU para a Ciência Oceânica pode contribuir para transformar barreiras à igualdade de gênero em oportunidades para a justiça azul? Nosso principal objetivo é destacar que a Década é baseada na ciência e no conhecimento, e pode ter papel central na promoção de uma economia azul mais sustentável, nos moldes da Agenda 2030. Por focar na “ciência que precisamos para o oceano que queremos”, ela incentiva a pesquisa participativa e interdisciplinar. Neste artigo de perspectiva, a abordagem é interdisciplinar para fomentar reflexão sobre o caminho para a justiça azul., The activities of women are usually underestimated in areas traditionally dominated by men. Thus, the ocean is not different. Ocean has been seen as a male environment, especially in navigation, fisheries and hard sciences. Because the acceleration of the blue economy brings socio ecological risks to humanity, notably to people in the so-called Global South, and particularly to women, we advocate for transformative change. How the UN Decade for Ocean Science may contribute to transform barriers to gender equity in opportunities to promote blue justice? Our main goal is to show that the Ocean Decade may play a role in fostering a more sustainable blue economy, in accordance with the UN 2030 Agenda, because it focuses on “the science we need for the ocean we want”, therefore encouraging participative and interdisciplinary research. Moreover, scientific research offers space for women to harness their preferences and priorities. In this perspective article, we employ an interdisciplinary approach to draw insights over the transformation pathway to blue justice.

Even though Brazil adopted new diplomatic priorities since 2019, the maritime security and safety agenda has remained rather stable under the Blue Amazon paradigm. We examine the global, regional, ...

One of the cleanest energy sources on the planet, nuclear energy is recognized for its great potential as a dual-use technology (with both civil and military application). The complexity of nuclear development also results in an intense spin-off process, generating benefits in the social, scientific, and industrial fields and contributing to projects in different sectors. The objective of this paper is to present the Brazilian Navy’s Nuclear Program, its history and its main aspects. Moreover, it aims to outline the relevance of the program to the Brazilian nuclear sector and to the national defense industrial base. For this purpose, the text is mostly based on official data and literature review, focusing especially on nuclear development since the 1940s. Its results allow us to conclude, in particular, that the development of this technology would also enable Brazil to remain in the group of countries with high nuclear capacity as well as, in the future, to become an exporter of nuclear fuel. Finally, it is important to understand it as a long-term state program and to ensure its maintenance and continuity, given its current advanced stage and its effects on Brazil’s development. &nbsp

In 2021, Brazilian scientific research in Antarctica will reach its 40 anniversary, and in that period it has experienced good and bad times. How has Brazilian scientific research evolved since its first scientific mission to Antarctica? What were the conditions that enabled this research? How will Brazilian researchers work in the brand-new scientific station? Using an interdisciplinary approach, this article identifies tipping points and the national policy network that led to unstable funding policies. This article highlights four phases of Brazilian Antarctic science and states that there is a clear disconnect between the geopolitical and scientific priorities on one side and the political priorities, including the executive and the legislative powers, on the other.

The activities of women are usually underestimated in areas traditionally dominated by men. Thus, the ocean is not different. Ocean has been seen as a male environment, especially in navigation, fisheries and hard sciences. Because the acceleration of the blue economy brings socio ecological risks to humanity, notably to people in the so-called Global South, and particularly to women, we advocate for transformative change. How the UN Decade for Ocean Science may contribute to transform barriers to gender equity in opportunities to promote blue justice? Our main goal is to show that the Ocean Decade may play a role in fostering a more sustainable blue economy, in accordance with the UN 2030 Agenda, because it focuses on “the science we need for the ocean we want”, therefore encouraging participative and interdisciplinary research. Moreover, scientific research offers space for women to harness their preferences and priorities. In this perspective article, we employ an interdisciplinary approach to draw insights over the transformation pathway to blue justice. As atividades das mulheres são geralmente subestimadas em áreas tradicionalmente dominadas por homens, e no oceano não é diferente. O oceano tem sido visto como um ambiente masculino, principalmente na navegação, na pesca e nas ciências exatas. Como a aceleração da economia azul engendra riscos socioeconômicos para a humanidade, notadamente para as pessoas no Sul Global, e mais especificamente para as mulheres, defendemos as mudanças transformadoras debatidas no âmbito multilateral. Neste cenário, como a Década da ONU para a Ciência Oceânica pode contribuir para transformar barreiras à igualdade de gênero em oportunidades para a justiça azul? Nosso principal objetivo é destacar que a Década é baseada na ciência e no conhecimento, e pode ter papel central na promoção de uma economia azul mais sustentável, nos moldes da Agenda 2030. Por focar na “ciência que precisamos para o oceano que queremos”, ela incentiva a pesquisa participativa e interdisciplinar. Neste artigo de perspectiva, a abordagem é interdisciplinar para fomentar reflexão sobre o caminho para a justiça azul.

One of the cleanest energy sources on the planet, nuclear energy is recognized for its great potential as a dual-use technology (with both civil and military application). The complexity of nuclear development also results in an intense spin-off process, generating benefits in the social, scientific, and industrial fields and contributing to projects in different sectors. The objective of this paper is to present the Brazilian Navy’s Nuclear Program, its history and its main aspects. Moreover, it aims to outline the relevance of the program to the Brazilian nuclear sector and to the national defense industrial base. For this purpose, the text is mostly based on official data and literature review, focusing especially on nuclear development since the 1940s. Its results allow us to conclude, in particular, that the development of this technology would also enable Brazil to remain in the group of countries with high nuclear capacity as well as, in the future, to become an exporter of nuclear fuel. Finally, it is important to understand it as a long-term state program and to ensure its maintenance and continuity, given its current advanced stage and its effects on Brazil’s development.

How did the global framework for financing sustainable development evolve in the past ten years? We argue that its evolution is deeply connected to multilateral initiatives such as the Monterrey consensus,the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on climate change. Therefore, the year 2015 may be considered as a landmark. In this vein, we identified five keychanges that affect the global framework for financing development worldwide, showing how traditional international cooperation mechanisms coexist with new ones. They are discussed in the followingorder: the evolution of global development agendas; systemic power relations and financial flows; the institutional entrepreneurship of emerging powers; the increased role of development banks; and from official development aid (ODA) to international public finance. Under the United Nations auspices or not, middle-income countries started to play a bigger role in financing mechanisms. Likewise, some national development banks became more important and started to act more closely under the International Development Finance Club (IDFC) auspices. Brazil, Colombia and South Africa are mentioned as cases for future research. O quadro global de financiamento do desenvolvimento sustentável é profundamente conectado por iniciativas multilaterais como as do Consenso de Monterrey, a Agenda de Ação de Addis Abeba, os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável e o Acordo de Paris sobre mudança do clima. Assim, o ano de 2015 pode ser considerado como um referencial no tema. Neste sentido, o texto identifica cinco grandes mudanças que afetam o quadro global para o financiamento do desenvolvimento mundo afora, demonstrando como mecanismos tradicionais de cooperação internacional coexistem com mecanismos novos. Eles são discutidos na seguinte ordem: a evolução das agendas globais de desenvolvimento; relações sistêmicas de poder e fluxos financeiros; entrepreneurship institucional das potências emergentes e o papel crescente de bancos de desenvolvimento; e a evolução da assistência oficial ao desenvolvimento para os financiamentos internacionais públicos. Sob a égide dasNações Unidas ou não, países de renda média aumentaram o seu papel nos mecanismos de financiamento global. Além disso, bancos de desenvolvimento de países como Brasil, Colômbia e África do Sul tornaram-se mais relevantes e mais próximos atuando no âmbito do Clube Internacional de Financiadores do Desenvolvimento (IDFC).

How did the global framework for financing sustainable development evolve in the past ten years? We argue that its evolution is deeply connected to multilateral initiatives such as the Monterrey consensus,the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on climate change. Therefore, the year 2015 may be considered as a landmark. In this vein, we identified five keychanges that affect the global framework for financing development worldwide, showing how traditional international cooperation mechanisms coexist with new ones. They are discussed in the followingorder: the evolution of global development agendas; systemic power relations and financial flows; the institutional entrepreneurship of emerging powers; the increased role of development banks; and from official development aid (ODA) to international public finance. Under the United Nations auspices or not, middle-income countries started to play a bigger role in financing mechanisms. Likewise, some national development banks became more important and started to act more closely under the International Development Finance Club (IDFC) auspices. Brazil, Colombia and South Africa are mentioned as cases for future research.