Brazilian mangroves at risk

Abstract: Recent statements from the Brazilian federal government indicate that impacting economic activities, particularly commercial shrimp farming, are being encouraged in mangrove areas in the near future. Alterations of the National Action Plan and legal instruments that partially protected mangrove ecosystems have created an even weaker legal framework than previously existed. Such changes are leading Brazil far from the global call to conserve mangroves and from the Aichi targets and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Unfortunately, the loss of mangrove ecosystems and their ecosystem services will negatively impact living standards for Brazilians in coastal areas.摘要：巴西联邦政府近期表态称，未来将推动在红树林区域开展具有环境影响的经济活动，其中尤以商业性虾类养殖为重点。此前对红树林生态系统具有部分保护效力的国家行动计划与法律文书经修订后，使得当前法律框架较此前更为薄弱。此类修订正使巴西既背离全球保护红树林的呼吁，也偏离了爱知生物多样性目标（Aichi targets）与联合国可持续发展目标（United Nations Sustainable Development Goals）。不幸的是，红树林生态系统及其生态系统服务的丧失，将对巴西沿海地区民众的生活水平造成负面影响。