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The environmental thinking of Jose Bonifacio de Andrada e Silva

Author(s) -

Maurecir Guimarães de Moraes

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

vértices

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1809-2667

pISSN - 1415-2843

DOI - 10.5935/1809-2667.20140022

Subject(s) - deforestation (computer science) , historiography , independence (probability theory) , environmental degradation , natural resource , agriculture , charcoal , humanities , geography , forestry , environmental protection , economy , political science , archaeology , art , economics , ecology , law , statistics , materials science , mathematics , computer science , metallurgy , biology , programming language

The study aims at emphasizing the strong presence of the renowned Patriarch of Independence Jose Bonifacio de Andrada e Silva in discussions on environmental degradation that occurred in Brazil in the nineteenth century. The author registered his concern about deforestation in the Brazilian rainforests for farming and charcoal production, and warned about the depletion of water resources, as well as the disappearance of important trees – important raw-material for the shipbuilding industry. He proposed replanting seedlings, the rational use of natural resources, and recommended the adoption of agricultural practices only in valleys. These proposals show an aspect of Bonifacio that is unknown to Brazilian historiography

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