It is particularly important as Brasil has the largest and strongest economy in Latin America and is increasingly more involved in the global capitalist market. Additionally, Brasil has a unique role in environmental protection as home to the Amazon Rainforest, large indigenous populations and regionally the highest rates of unemployment and illiteracy (based on UNESCO statistics:
http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=43283&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
The Brasilian gov't will have to address challenges to protect / promote sustainable development, improve educational quality and access, combat poverty, provide health care, and improve the quality of life for its citizens. Feel free to check out either (or both) links and respond to this post. -Mr. Stetina
Lovely article!
ReplyDeleteIt seems as if even though a lot of people don't have a job or can't afford some things, the government seems to at least care about their education.
This question may not be a very good question, but do you think that the government feels that if they put most of their work into the educational region, that their people can just be smart and get good jobs to make their own money (so that they can get themselves out of poverty)? I don't know, the thought just came to me.
I really liked the first article about politics and environmentalism. It's really amazing how one person saved so much of the rain forest and has a successful political career at the same time. It seems to me that a lot of the politicians in the article worked their way to the top. Any thoughts on this?
ReplyDeleteI am strongly opposed to the deforestation of the amazon rainforest. That bieng said, the Brazilian economy will flourish by exploiting it's natrual resourses. I think the only way to prevent the brazilian government from letting people cut the amazon down is by having the United Nations help the brazilian economy in excange for stopping the deforestation of the rainforest.
ReplyDeleteEirc, do you think that if they found another resource that could be used to make money such as making machines or vehicles they could be convinced to stop destroying the natural resources?
ReplyDeleteI reall believe this is a very important article. Just like Ms. Silva I too am concerned with how quickly the world's rainforest are being destroyed. I was also shocked to know that buisnesses still try to persuade the government to keep letting the rainforest get cut down. They do not realize that one day there will be no more forest and people will then suffer from the lost of millions of animals, vegetation, beauty, and materials. We must preserve our resources. Ad for Ms. Silva I liked how she learned and got medical help all on her own choice and how she turned out to be a wonderful politician and teacher for our world today.
ReplyDeleteEric I respect your opinion but think about the countless animals and plants that are lost each day due to deforestation. Maybe Brazil could flourish of tourism of the rainforest and nature preserves. I just don't ant the day to come when I'm older and can't go see the rainforest beacuse everything has been chopped down. Animals like the hycanith macaw,the world's largest parrot and also beautiful, die each day due to habitat loss. And here we are not even caring about. Brazil and all othe countries with rainforest must change there ways before they regret what they have done to this Earth.
ReplyDeleteEric I respect your opinion but don't you think that Brazil could makemoney off tourism of the rainforest? Each and every day countless animals, and plants are loss due to habitat loss. The world's largest parrot, the Hycanith Macaw, dies due to habitat loss each day. Rare species such as the indri, a type of lemur only native to Madagascar, are only native to one place and once there gone they are gone. I just don't want to see the day when I can't go and see the rainforest because it has been chopped down. I think Brazil and othe countries with rainforest have to stop destroying it before they regret what they have done.
ReplyDeleteThe first article was very interesting and it explained the whole situation of Brazil and about the environmental situation and economical situation of the country. Brazil is able to use the rainforest and deforestation but that would just end up making the situation worse in the long run. In response o Erics opinion they dont have to cut down the rainforest to use it as an economical advantage. Like Ms. Silva she collected rubber from the trees, she didnt kill the trees and that resource can keep regrowing. People could also use tourism of the rainforest. The Brazilians could also restore the rainforest by planting trees to increase the available rubber or crops/fruits from the trees for export.
ReplyDeleteThis was a great article. I would also like to say I agree with Eric's point purely on the fact that it would stimulate the Brazilian economy greatly, but as Matt Brown also stated, there are two sides of that. The Brazilian government has to make the choice whether the resources are worth the extinction of fascinating animal species.
ReplyDeleteI think that Ms. Silva's idea about the rainforest is great! I agree with Matt, on how Brazil could make money off of touring their rainforest. I also agree with Eric because they can not make all of their money off of tourism, and I think joining with the United Nations would be a great idea.
ReplyDeleteThis article is really good. It proves that if you work hard you will achieve greatness. I think it's amazing how she just overcame all of her battles and still kept working even through all of her diseases and she overcame poveerty which isnt easy. I agree with her about the deforestation of the rainforest and believe that what she is working for is for a good cause. She is good role model for all young people. I also think that with the United Nations help what Ms. Silva is working for could happen and would really help Brazil's rainforest and the people that live in them.
ReplyDeleteI do think that if they found a different way to make money the brazilian government would make much more of an attempt to prevent the deforestation of the Amazon. I also think that it would be unfair to the brazilian government to think that they should not exploit the resources and not be rewarded. Once again i believe that the brazilian government and citizens should be compensated by the UN in exchange for making the Amazon rainforest a world protected place just like the Galapagos Islands.
ReplyDeleteThis article is good. I respect what Mrs. Silva is doing. I hope she wins.
ReplyDeleteI was really pleased to read this article and to see that the destruction of the Amazon is, in some way, being protected by people who care about it. I think that the Rainforests we have naturally been given here on Earth play a huge role in keeping many different types of trees and animals living. I think it's amazing that a young girl like Ms. Silva was able to go to a country like Brazil, receive and education and degree, and use them to protect the Amazon. I agree with Matt in his saying that Brazil could flourish off of other compensation, such as through Tourism. Animals and other organisms who have found a home in the Rainforest are top priority, and to think that a country would chop down trees and kill countless beings for money is just wrong.
ReplyDeleteI think Ms. Silva is doing an amazing job at protecting the Rainforest, and I hope she can keep going with all of her effort.
It's really cool to see how much one person cares about the Rainforests and that they are willing to put all that effort into saving it. I hope that Ms. Silva is successful in doing what she's always wanted to for the Rainforest.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Nicole in saying that killing animals and other organisms for money isn't right.