Danilo Gonçalves

My name is Danilo, I graduated in Biology by UFSCar and post-graduated in Unicamp, both Brazilian universities. I always have a great interesting in writing, mainly about environment. The Global Voices is an opportunity for me, and I'll try very hard to make right.

Email Danilo Gonçalves

Latest posts by Danilo Gonçalves

Brazil: Research and Advances in Renewable Energy Sources

  13 October 2010

In recent decades, Brazil has received acclaim as a country of clean energy, with alternative and renewable sources playing a major role in the country’s energy mix. The inclusion of these sources, which has been made possible thanks to research conducted by various social players and to the government’s adoption, is being discussed in many Brazilian blogs.

Brazil: Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden under Discussion

  11 September 2010

Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, “one of the most beautiful and best preserved green areas in the city”, has been under political and social discussion between the Government and families that live within the area. Today, besides the old legal fight about the ownership of the land, Rio de Janeiro's...

Brazil: A Private Nature Reserve – Is It Possible?

  24 March 2009

Society demands green action and Brazil’s policy that motivates land onwers to join the National Conservation Units Systems is having a great impact on society. Under the program known as RPPN, land onwers receive investments and credit too. Land use is restricted to research, environmental education and ecotourism. Blogs are one of the tools used to report experiences and document the work being carried out to keep Brazil green.