A incrível capacidade da floresta renascer | Joice Ferreira | TEDxAmazônia
A cientista amazônida Joice Ferreira lembra que o arco do desmatamento é famoso, mas está na hora de conhecer o arco da regeneração e a incrível capacidade da floresta se recuperar. Somente hoje, 100 mil km2 de mata está renascendo, mais do que o território de Portugal. E seus estudos trazem esperança: as florestas secundárias, conhecidas localmente como capoeiras, além de garantirem alimento e sustento para quem vive na floresta, elas têm um papel crucial no equilíbrio climático porque absorvem de cinco a onze vezes mais carbono da atmosfera do que as florestas primárias.
Pesquisadora da Embrapa em Belém, cofundadora da Rede Amazônia Sustentável (RAS), curadora do Museu das Amazônias e professora de pós-graduação na Universidade Federal do Pará, Joice tem trabalhado na Amazônia Oriental nos últimos 25 anos. Em seu grupo de pesquisa, vem produzindo evidências científicas sobre restauração de ecossistemas, biodiversidade e resiliência socioecológica de territórios amazônicos. Em 2019, foi premiada pela Sociedade Ecológica Britânica por sua atuação nos problemas ecológicos junto à sociedade e às comunidades locais amazônicas. Joice juntou-se a mais de 200 cientistas no Painel de Ciências para a Amazônia (SPA, em inglês) para a produção do maior relatório já feito sobre o estado e as perspectivas de futuro para a Amazônia. A pesquisadora faz parte do comitê estratégico da Aliança pela Restauração da Amazônia e participa de vários coletivos e movimentos pela proteção e restauração do bioma. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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