Veículo

• Home
• Veículos
• Mikami Environmental Blog

Many scientists consider that human activities began to have, as of the end of the 18th century, such a significant impact on Earth's climate and ecosystems that it gave birth to a geological time they named Anthropocene. Eliminations of species in this most recent period of the history of planet Earth can rival the large mass extinctions recorded over other geological ages. In order to restore this loss of biodiversity and the functioning of the terrestrial ecosystem, it would be necessary to [...]

BIODIVERSITY (415) Economic demography and population aging in Brazil is the theme of a seminar in DF The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Ministry of Planning, Development and Management will hold a seminar on "Economic Demographics and Population Aging in Brazil: Challenges and Prospects for Public Policies" in Brasília (DF) . The objective is to reflect on the aging population and to discuss, from the diagnosis of the rapid demographic transformation of Brazil, the [...]

BIODIVERSITY (412) Reefs at the mouth of the Amazon can be larger, deeper and more complex than predicted By Carlos Fioravanti underwater surveys indicated that the reefs on the continental shelf in front of the mouth of the Amazon River may be much larger, deeper and richer in species of aquatic organisms than predicted by the first measurements carried out in 2012 and in 2014 by sonar and dredgers which sweep the bottom of the seabed. The reefs are 110 kilometers (km) from the coast and [...]

A few yards separate one sidewalk from the other. But when the green light allows pedestrians to cross, crossing the street can become a feat, especially for people over 60: the light with the little red toy begins to flash before they arrive safely on the other side of the road. sidewalk. A study done at the University of São Paulo's School of Public Health (USP) found that 97.8% of the elderly in the city of São Paulo can not walk at 4.3 km / h, speed required by the standard presented by [...]