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This article is an experience report on the implementation of the Extension Program "Escola da Natureza" (School of Nature), through which it is intended to build a learning community of sustainable and regenerative practices on the Varginha campus of the Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG), Brazil. In summary, the article details the construction process of an agroforestry system (AFS) on the campus mentioned above, between 2021 and 2023, presenting photos of its current state, characterizes the main conceptual foundations of the initiative: right to the city and regenerative urbanism, and presents the actions planned to build this learning community from the year 2023 onwards. The Escola da Natureza Program is a concrete example of the materialization of the extension-research-teaching interface, and its relevance in the contemporary context of the ecological crisis lies in highlighting the potential of universities in offering sustainable and regenerative solutions to societal problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents the results of evaluative research on the temporal and spatial dynamics of land cover in the headwater area of the city of Guarapuava, Paraná, between 2002 and 2018. The River Pedras basin is Guarapuava's headwater area and water quality depends on the type and forms of land cover management. This research was developed from spatial data obtained by aerial photogrammetric surveys, carried out in the years 2002 and 2018. Interpretation of land cover classes was performed using photointerpretation (GIS) and field recognition techniques. The results showed an expansion of areas associated with forest extraction (reforestation/afforestation), agricultural (commercial and mechanized agriculture) and livestock (field) activities to the detriment of the reduction of areas with shrubby vegetation (capoeira) and areas used for traditional agriculture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Este artigo é um relato de experiência sobre a implantação do Programa de Extensão “Escola da Natureza”, por meio do qual pretende-se construir uma comunidade de aprendizagem de práticas sustentáveis e regenerativas no campus de Varginha da Universidade Federal de Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG). Em síntese, o artigo detalha o processo de construção de um sistema agroflorestal (SAF) no campus referido, entre 2021 e 2023, apresentando fotos de seu estado atual; caracteriza os principais fundamentos conceituais da iniciativa: direito à cidade e urbanismo regenerativo; e apresenta as ações planejadas para construção dessa comunidade de aprendizagem a partir do ano de 2023. O Programa Escola da Natureza é um exemplo concreto de materialização da interface extensão – pesquisa – ensino e sua relevância no contexto contemporâneo de crise ecológica reside em destacar o potencial das universidades na oferta de soluções sustentáveis e regenerativas para os problemas societários. Palavras-chave: Sustentabilidade; Regeneração; Ecossistemas; Cidades Nature School: Building a learning community of sustainable and regenerative practices Abstract: This article is an experience report on the implementation of the Extension Program "Escola da Natureza" (School of Nature), through which it is intended to build a learning community of sustainable and regenerative practices on the Varginha campus of the Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG), Brazil. In summary, the article details the construction process of an agroforestry system (AFS) on the campus mentioned above, between 2021 and 2023, presenting photos of its current state, characterizes the main conceptual foundations of the initiative: right to the city and regenerative urbanism, and presents the actions planned to build this learning community from the year 2023 onwards. The Escola da Natureza Program is a concrete example of the materialization of the extension–research–teaching interface, and its relevance in the contemporary context of the ecological crisis lies in highlighting the potential of universities in offering sustainable and regenerative solutions to societal problems. Keywords: Sustainability; Regeneration; Ecosystems; Cities

The purpose of this study is to offer a perspective of the international ecosystem of social enterprises from the perceptions and expectations of various agents, in order to identify how to strengthen the field in Brazil. The literature on social enterprises and social enterprise ecosystems was reviewed. Through an exploratory qualitative approach, twenty-nine semi-structured interviews were conducted, complemented with documentary collection. The analysis reinforces the importance of three possible elements for consideration in Brazil: the diversification of impact investments, the qualification of social entrepreneurs and the encouragement and promotion of a global movement towards a new mindset. The results summarize a framework for the promotion of social enterprise ecosystems, contributing to the Brazilian debate and the promotion of knowledge in the field. From the perspectives of international actors, the study aggregates new data for future research as well as practical ways to promote the social enterprises' ecosystem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Resumo A visão baseada em capacidades é central ao entendimento de como ecossistemas podem ser gerenciados. No entanto, apesar da relevância deste tema, ainda existe uma lacuna na literatura sobre as capacidades necessárias à gestão de ecossistemas. O objetivo desse artigo é identificar e mapear as capacidades aplicadas à gestão de ecossistemas de negócios. A metodologia consistiu em uma revisão sistemática da literatura considerando duas bases de dados: Web of Science e Scopus. No total, foram analisados 789 trabalhos; destes 89 fizeram a ponte entre capacidades e ecossistemas. A análise de conteúdo foi realizada por meio de codificação, resultando em um agrupamento de 11 capacidades - uma foi dinâmica e as outras dez foram operacionais. Os resultados obtidos incluem identificação, mapeamento e estruturação das capacidades dinâmicas e operacionais para a gestão do ecossistema, bem como para sua dispersão entre seus atores: firma focal, fornecedores e complementadores. Desenvolvemos um framework de gestão das capacidades do ecossistema, o qual apresenta a capacidade dinâmica como elo central e impulsionador do conjunto das capacidades do ecossistema, que incluem as capacidades para: o seu alinhamento, a sua sustentação, o seu crescimento e sustentação das empresas nele. Contribuímos com a literatura e prática gerencial ao apresentar uma estruturação de capacidades para gestão do ecossistema, agrupadas em um framework que mostra as implicações da presença das diferentes capacidades no ecossistema. Também contribuímos ao apresentar sugestões de pesquisas futuras para cada agrupamento de capacidades.

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Ecosystem services are tangible and intangible benefits provided by ecosystems that benefit human well-being. The aim of the present research is to address these services’ distribution throughout the Recife and Jaboatão dos Guararapes’ beaches, Northeastern Brazil. The importance of acknowledging how ecosystem services affect beach environments, which were modified by uncontrolled urbanization in the Brazilian coast, and the consequent erasure of this region’s ecosystems are quite clear. Rates recorded for pre-selected parameters resulting from data collection evidenced significant ecosystem services’ loss in places presenting higher urbanization rates, such as Candeias and Boa Viagem counties, which present short extension beach line due to coastal erosion. Results from 120 semi-structured questionnaires have shown that beach visitors see these environments as important element for human well-being maintenance, as well as encourage environmental education practices and conservation-related public policies. Highlighting how ecosystem services are organized and affect urban beaches is essential for decisions made about projects aimed at wakening visitors and residents’ awareness about them, but to make this population think of mitigation actions to reduce the impacts of the herein shown loss on them, in the long run.

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Although the origins of the Circular Economy (CE) are formally visualized in various disciplines and schools of thought in evolution since the 1970s, the results show that environmental economics and Industrial ecology were decisive in promoting its development. It is estimated that the application of the CE would positively impact global GDP by 1.1%, promoting the creation of jobs, a greater resilience of the economies and contributing to the goals outlined in the 2030 agenda. The purpose of this research is to improve the understanding of the background and growing importance of (CE) as a model of sustainable development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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A Transformação Digital é um fenômeno direcionado em um setor por orientação aos clientes; por orientação para mobilidade, e por orientação sobre os dados (Akatkin, Konyavskiy, & Yasinovskaya, 2017). Tais direcionamentos se assemelham aos vetores utilizados pela OECD para qualificar a transformação digital com plataformas considerando a velocidade e a mobilidade proporcionada por sua abrangência tecnológica (OECD, 2019). Portanto, a perspectiva do ecossistema de plataformas coloca ênfase na composição e configuração de componentes tecnológicos. Impulsionada pela Indústria 4.0, esta arquitetura estrategista, permitiu a economia digital diante de tecnologias habilitadoras, dentre as quais fatores de mediação de transações entre grupos de atores são destaque (Helfat & Raubitschek, 2018). O presente trabalho trata-se de uma revisão integradora de teorias de recursos, conhecimento e capacidades com um olhar voltado a 188 artigos direcionados a sua implicação em uso de plataformas e integração com ecossistemas. A contribuição teórica sugere não só a discussão da transformação digital, mas também expressa indicações de trabalhos e caminhos futuros deste veio emergente teórico.

Due to the cold climate and altitude, to identify trends in the dynamic vegetation and the main factors that contribute to changes in vegetation cover in grassland areas is essential to understand climate change in mountainous regions. Landsat-8 OLI and Landsat-1 MSS images from 1973 to 2022 of Morraria do Urucum and Serra do Amolar were pre-processed in the GEE cloud platform and QGIS. The resampling method per pixel in the scale of values defined for vegetation Campos de Altitude was used to show changes in vegetation cover and its dynamics through the NDVI index. In both study areas, a continuous trend of significant reduction of vegetation in highland grasslands was observed over 50 years. The average decrease was 49% for Urucum (less 2,164 hectares) and 43% for Amolar (less 3,959 hectares). The use of GHG to obtain remote sensing data combined with temporal image analysis offers the potential to quickly perceive trends in large- and small-scale vegetation cover change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Purpose: This study aims to understand how organizations accelerate digital transformation (DT) and leverage innovations in digital services in the modus operandi of dynamic capabilities (DC) development. DT provides an agile resource mobilization in relation to the operational flexibility and to the technological and informational capabilities. Originality/value: This study contributes with a new theoretical-applied perspective on agility as a necessary competence for DC development, being investigated in an emerging country, in this case, Brazil. The development of DC that are suitable for DT becomes critical for capturing opportunities in the dynamic digital environment. Design/methodology/approach: Forty companies in the Brazilian territory were investigated in order to explore the relation between DC and DT, focusing on agility and based on the logic of literal and theoretical replication of case studies. The theoretical framework was applied to investigate companies from three empirical fields (energy, automotive, and digital services), within the triangulation of secondary sources, management reports and internal documents. Findings: The cases analyzed provide evidence that agility does not presuppose strong DC in sensing, as it depends on services' maturity. We highlight the mediation of the applied use of intangible resources and digitized assets that speed up the seizing and transformation of the business. In the context of digital assets in intensive environments, we propose that DT strategy may be used with analytical intelligence and agility by integrating technological processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Neste trabalho pretende-se fundamentar a importância da educação ambiental e do desenvolvimento sustentável e a necessidade de se preservar e conservar o ambiente, por formas a garantir a continuidade de todas as espécies que habitam o planeta terra. Nesta direcção, para atingir este desiderato requer hoje mais do que nunca de esforços conjugados dos professores e de todas as forças vivas da sociedade, com o objectivo de preparar as novas gerações para que actuem de forma consciente, activa e responsável no desenvolvimento de acções encaminhadas ao cuidado e protecção do ambiente

The integration between different knowledge fields was proposed by the Population-Environment analysis, addressed by Daniel Joseph Hogan in his research, projects, and publications. This integration was mostly based on spatial, demographic, and sociological approaches and analyses. The geographic space and demographic aspects interactions such as urban sprawl and migration are discussed in this work, according to Hogan's contributions. In the author's research, the relationship between demographic studies, Sustainability, and Sustainable Development concepts is analyzed with the space component. This approach is discussed in the current time, also communicating with the field of Spatial Demography. Initiatives and studies involving a well-predicted result or not of such connection of Sustainability, Sustainable Development, and geographic space are also considered. In this sense, Hogan's studies on the themes of Sustainability and Sustainable Development also bring us the concepts of Carrying Capacity and the possibility of considering demographic studies in different scales of analysis and their respective spatial contexts. Finally, it is proposed the consideration of Sustainability and Sustainable Development as dynamic concepts, depending on their historical, political, social, and economic frame, as well as their geographic location. This consideration can be a path for effective policies and actions for environmental preservation, social equity, and economic efficiency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Many classification systems were developed to help in the mission of describing climate, but none of them is able to meet all areas of human activity. A system developed by Holdridge in 1947, called "life zones", is considered the most ecological climate classification system because of the use of biotemperature. Several countries already have a life zones map and the purpose of this study is to classify each Brazilian municipalities according to this system. Temperature, precipitation, altitude and latitude data, provided by Alvares et al. (2013), were applied according to the methodology described by Holdridge (2000). The ecological life zones map was compared with the vegetation map through correlation matrices, which generated indices ranging from 0 to 100%. The results showed that Brazil has 35 life zones. The most common are tropical moist forest and tropical premontane moist forest, covering almost 50% of the country's area. After the analysis of correlations, we could see that 21 LZs have more than 80% of their surfaces covered by two or less types of vegetation. The LZs distribution was consistent to the characteristics of each region, in terms of vegetation and climate; therefore, the Holdridge system can be considered a relevant and specific option for decision making related to agricultural and forestry activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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ABSTRACT: Biodiversity plays a key role in human welfare by providing agricultural, economic, and health benefits. However, following the industrial revolution, the rapid expansion of the human population and subsequent economic activities have caused a dramatic loss in global biodiversity, resulting in significant disturbances to ecosystems and our own living conditions. Accordingly, the conservation of biodiversity has become one of the most important challenges for humanity. The vast numbers of plants, animals, and microorganisms, the enormous genetic diversity of these species and the different ecosystems to which these organisms belong are all part of a biologically diverse planet. A substantial proportion of the world’s biodiversity has been destroyed, this loss is a catastrophe for all living species, including humans. Fortunately, we are working to remedy the destruction of our ecosystems. Herein, we summarized the discovery and development of biodiversity as a field of study and discuss the importance of the genetic and metabolite diversity. We proposed potential solutions to the loss of biodiversity with the aim of facilitating further exploration and identification of biodiversity, contributing for human welfare through the conservation of human habitats.

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As Áreas Úmidas (AUs) desempenham inúmeras funções ambientais, que se traduzem na sua própria variedade tipológica. Os sistemas de classificação das AUs são fundamentais para a sua proteção e gestão, pois permitem categorizá-las, compará-las, além de prover uniformidade conceitual e terminológica. Nesse contexto, foi feita uma sistematização dos principais sistemas de classificação de AUs atualmente existentes na literatura internacional e nacional, bem como uma avaliação da importância do uso de parâmetros hidrogeomorfológicos (HGM) para a classificação de AUs no contexto nacional. O uso de critérios HGM pode contribuir com a classificação de AUs brasileiras, visto que tais critérios são essenciais para situar e diferenciar os tipos de AUs na paisagem, compreender seus processos de funcionamento e manutenção hidrológica, suas interações com os sistemas geomorfológicos adjacentes e suas diversas funções ambientais desempenhadas no ambiente.

Transnational organized crime is perhaps one of the most challenging threats to government institutions. Therefore, understanding the power dynamics between actors outside the law and the population of particular urban and rural sectors is one of the most critical national security and defense concerns. This article proposes the application of a series of concepts derived from theories of the natural sciences to understand how, in some regions of Colombia, criminal activities have been perpetuated, which threaten the multidimensional security of the State, activities whose structure has, on some occasions, has supplanted the State in its functions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mountainous natural complexes of Altai cross-border territory is a unique object of studies into their durability against an external impact since they represent a complex mosaic structure. Authors used an integral characteristic as an assessment factor, which allowed to determine the durability of their soil cover. First, the river layer was converted into the scanning pattern. Next, all characteristics were translated into relative values, During the research, it was established that those ecosystems that formed on terrain consisting of steep slopes were more susceptible to adverse natural phenomena. It was discovered that the landscape is an optimal unit for determining the durability of ecosystems. The article provides results of an integral assessment of the degree of ecosystem's ecological durability against an external impact. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Ecosystems contribute, through direct or indirect Ecosystem Services (ES), for the human well-being. Thus, to maintain ecosystems healthy condition, ecosystem-based management addresses interactions between human activities and environment, focusing on the sustainable use of these services. The aim of this research is to provide support for an integrated coastal management, based on an ecosystemic perspective, for Ilha de Santa Catarina (ISC) and surrounding bays and sea areas, Florianópolis municipality. To reach this goal it is necessary to map the island ecosystems, to analyze the ecosystem services, and to define those services that are basic for the human well-being, that is, services that have the greatest capacity to contribute to a safe and adequate livelihood. The mapping allowed the classification of 14 ecosystems. Marine ecosystems correspond to 51.9% of the study area and the terrestrial ones to 37.3%. The anthropogenic urban and rural areas correspond to 10.8% of the study area. Six basic ESs were identified in the ISC: fish stocks, shoreline protection, aquifer recharge, fresh water supply, pollution mitigation and natural nursery; those associated to 11 mapped ecosystems. The Information System created allowed quantitative and qualitative exploration on ecosystems and their services and improved already existing data. In addition, it established spatial relationships between systems and services, allowing conditions to future research in the region.