Crise Ambiental e Pandemia: Descaminhos no Brasil e Rumos para uma Nova Governança

Abstract

The rapid degradation of the environment has reached a new level, even more worrying, with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is increasingly evident that the new coronavirus has sounded a warning that calls attention to the indirect effects of deforestation, especially in tropical forests such as the Amazon rainforest. The concept of the so-called risk society, proposed by the German sociologist Ulrich Beck, represents an opportunity to broaden the discussion on possible intersections between the environmental and health crises, reinforcing the urgency of articulated measures to contain epidemics and the deforestation supported by public policies based on science. However, it is observed that the dissemination of this understanding in public management collides with the Brazilian federal government's obstacles. Such barriers are supported by historical and scientific denial, considered a guiding principle for decisions that favour the dissemination of Covid-19 and the aggravation of environmental crises in Brazil. To face this challenge, it is necessary to strengthen democratic and participatory governance structures, strengthening the relationship between science and society to search for solutions to combat increasingly complex socio-environmental problems. Copyright: