Essays about: "Baía de Guanabara"

Found 1 essay containing the words Baía de Guanabara.

  1. 1. The impact of an oil spill on artisanal fishermen in Baía de Guanabara and possibilities for a sustainable future

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Erica Peipke; [2006]
    Keywords : Baía de Guanabara; artisanal fishermen; oil spill; environmental impacts; socioeconomic situation; sustainable development;

    Abstract : Brazil is a country with enormous social differences and, alongside the advancements of the industrialdevelopment and the creation of a modern society, a large part of the Brazilian population lives under fairly poor conditions, providing their subsistence by the practice of traditional knowledge; employing primitive tools and methods. One example is the sector of artisanal fishery, which at present accounts for about half of the active fishermen in Brazil (Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego, 2005). READ MORE