Publication | 2022
The environmental impacts of a major mine tailings spill on coastal and marine environments
Based on the volume of tailings releases and the distance they travelled, the Fundão Dam failure in southeast Brazil (Mariana, Minas Gerais state) was the largest ever environmental disaster in Brazil’s mining industry, and one of the world’s most serious. As they dispersed downriver, the…
IUCN event
2016 Rio de Janeiro International Environmental Law Conference
The 1st IUCN World Environmental Law Congress: Environmental Rule of Law, Justice and Planetary Sustainability convened from April 27-29 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil under the auspices of IUCN and UN Environment.
News | 24 Aug, 2022
Joining forces to preserve our forests
Through the Amazon 2.0 project, the International Union for Conservation of Nature in South America (IUCN-Sur) is partnering with the collective A Concertation for the Amazon.
Grey literature | 2019
Authors: L.B.N. Alonso, F.A.R. Barbosa, M.C.W. Brito, P. May, C. Maroun, L.E. Sánchez, Y. Kakabadse
Grey literature | 2019
Authors: L.E. Sánchez, L. Alonso, F.A.R. Barbosa, M.C.W. Brito, F.V. Laureano, P. May e Y. Kakabadse
The Issue Paper presents a systematic approach, which would facilitate the collection and analysis of key data and information required to carry out an impact assessment and to…
Grey literature | 2019
Authors: F.A.R. Barbosa, L. Alonso, M.C.W. Brito, F.V. Laureano, P. May, L.E. Sánchez and Y. Kakabadse
Abstract: This Issue Paper 3, Risks of suppressing natural flows in a source-to-sea system - The case of Lake Juparanã, Espírito Santo, Brazil, examines the environmental and…
Grey literature | 2019
Authors: P. May, L. Alonso, F.A.R. Barbosa, M.C.W. Brito, F.V. Laureano, L.E. Sánchez, Y. Kakabadse
Abstract: The first Issue Paper, Alternative livelihoods in rural landscapes of the Rio Doce Basin after the Fundão Dam failure - Creating opportunities for the future,…
Grey literature | 2019
Authors: M.C.W. Brito, L. Alonso, F.A.R. Barbosa, F.V. Laureano, P. May, L.E. Sánchez, Y. Kakabadse
Abstract: This paper analyses the obstacles that exist for the restoration of fishing activity in the region and proposes recommendations that can be implemented in line with…
Story | 17 May, 2022
IAIA'22: Building trust and engagement through impact assessment
The Rio Doce Panel and IUCN Secretariat participation at IAIA'22