Social and Environmental Impacts on Rural Communities Residing Near the Industrial Complex of Sao Luis Island, State of Maranhão, Brazil

Castro, Tatiana Cristina Santos de; Castro, Antônio Carlos Leal de; Soares, Leonardo Silva; Silva, Marcelo Henrique Lopes; Ferreira, Helen Roberta Silva; Azevedo, James Werllen de Jesus; França, Victor Lamarão de

doi:10.5539/jsd.v10n2p249

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“…The most negative impact was observed on the natural environment. This is possibly linked with the perception of local communities regarding the immediate risks associated with industrial activities in the area (De Castro et al, 2017). However, it should be noted that almost a third of the sample considered that there was no impact from the existence of enterprises.…”

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Community perceptions of local enterprises in environmentally degraded areas

Proikaki

Nikolaou

Jones

et al. 2018

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics

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Local enterprises can play a key role in the economic development of communities in which they are situated but simultaneously, they are often a contributor to negative impacts on the natural environment. Several studies have highlighted the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in order to strike a balance between socioeconomic and environmental impacts in such communities. However, there is very limited literature exploring community perceptions of local businesses. We consider this to be a key topic as such information can be used in order to develop socioeconomic and environmental policies based on the principles of sustainable development. In this paper, the results of an empirical study examining local community perceptions of business activities are presented and also perceptions regarding the contribution of firms, through CSR actions, to environmental quality restoration. The empirical study was conducted in communities located in the environmentally degraded area of the Asopos river in Greece.

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Section: Years Of Educationmentioning

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Community perceptions of local enterprises in environmentally degraded areas

Proikaki

Nikolaou

Jones

et al. 2018

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics

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“…Fish assemblage structure in a port region... Iheringia, Série Zoologia, 108: e2018018 The variation of species richness among the estuaries may be associated to factors such as latitude, seasonal variability, degree of contamination by chemical pollutants and impacts that result from the joint action of several factors such as urbanization, landfills, industrial poles implantation, construction and maintenance of ports (Franca et al, 2011;Pasquaud et al, 2015;Gurdek & Acuña-Plavan, 2017;Castro, et al, 2017). In the specific case of São Marcos Bay, which has the second largest port structure in Brazil, several studies have identified contamination in water and sediments as a result of anthropic activities, including bioaccumulation of contaminants in fish, which may affect marine ecosystems and aquatic organisms (Carvalho-Neta et al, 2012;Sousa et al, 2013;Castro et al, 2018).…”

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Fish assemblage structure in a port region of the Amazonic coast

Silva

Torres

Castro

et al. 2018

Iheringia, Sér. Zool.

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The fish assemblage structure in a port area in São Marcos Bay (Amazonic coast) was evaluated based on the spatial and temporal distributions to identify potential changes in response to anthropic pressure increases associated with industrial and port activities in region. The samples were taken between March 2011 and November 2015. The ichthyofauna was represented by a total of 56 species, distributed in 15 orders and 29 families. Captures were dominated by Genyatremus luteus (Bloch, 1790), but Sciades proops (Valenciennes, 1840) was the most representative in terms of biomass. Seasonal distributions of fish assemblage did not reveal significant differences. However, there was a difference between catch sites, abundance, biomass and Shannon diversity index was higher in the Site 1 and evenness in Site 4. The analysis NMDS and the test ANOSIM between months and between sampling sites, based on species composition, revealed a seasonal differentiation associated with the rainy and drought months, as well as spatial differentiation, in function of a depth gradient and hydrodynamics, resulting from greater distance from mangrove areas. The low diversity recorded may be a reflection of port activities that historically occur in the area investigated. However, there was still a maintenance of regional diversity throughout the period under analysis. Thus, temporal and spatial scales become important for the detection and understanding of fish biodiversity in an Amazonian estuary, reflecting, the importance of mangroves for the maintenance of the ichthyofaunistic diversity in the area. In this context, the present study may subsidize possible conservation projects in the area since information of this nature is almost non-existent for estuarine fish from the Maranhão Amazon.

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“…Examples include target 8.9 (increased tourism), which can both encourage forest conservation to attract visitors, but also deplete forests to make way for necessary infrastructure and to meet increased demands for forest resources [28]). Similarly, target 9.2 (increased industry and manufacturing), can cause damage through associated infrastructure, pollution and influxes of workers [29], but can also be beneficial if it promotes a shift away from expanding agriculture [30], or if the added value from manufactured products means that less forest products are required to meet harvesters' financial needs [31].…”

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Assessing risks and opportunities for tropical forests in the face of sustainable development

Carr

Spracklen

Brasington

et al. 2023

PLOS Sustain Transform

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Understanding how countries’ future development pathways could affect forests can help to avoid negative impacts and instead promote positive ones. Exploring this topic requires knowledge of which areas of the development agenda are likely to show the greatest progress, and how these expected changes relate to the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation that are currently affecting forests, or which may emerge as result of development-related changes. Based on this information, researchers, stakeholders and decisionmakers can engage in discussions to inform further research and interventions. We present an assessment framework that draws upon a range of data types to identify specific components of the development agenda that are likely to be of greatest relevance to forest conservation at the national level. We then assess the potential magnitude and likelihood of imminent changes in these areas over the short- to medium-term. We use this framework to assess 48 tropical countries, providing insights into the areas of sustainable development that are most likely to provide risks, opportunities or enabling conditions for forest conservation across much of the tropics. Our findings suggest that, across much of the tropics, ongoing risks to forests associated with agriculture, transport infrastructure and urban infrastructure could worsen, and that new risks from energy infrastructure could emerge. Opportunities relating to poverty reduction, tourism, and industry, among others, will require care to ensure that associated progress results in positive rather than negative forest impacts. Enabling conditions associated with, inter alia, improved education, inclusive decision-making, and effective governance, still have much room for improvement, and the anticipated likelihood of imminent progress in these areas varies between countries and regions. We discuss the implications of our findings for policymakers and development agencies, and consider potential future applications of our assessment protocol.

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Social and Environmental Impacts on Rural Communities Residing Near the Industrial Complex of Sao Luis Island, State of Maranhão, Brazil

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Community perceptions of local enterprises in environmentally degraded areas

Community perceptions of local enterprises in environmentally degraded areas

Fish assemblage structure in a port region of the Amazonic coast

Assessing risks and opportunities for tropical forests in the face of sustainable development

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