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Politics and Development Strategies for the Amazon

This lecture provides an overview of historic economic activities and development strategies in the Amazon. Learn how Amazonian resources (oil, minerals, hydropower, and biodiversity) have been…

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History & Contributions of Afro-Descendant Communities in the Amazon

This lecture examines the history and lasting contributions of Afro-descendant communities in the Amazon region. Learn how enslaved Africans were brought to the Americas as part of the Columbian…

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Implementação de ODS 10: Reduzir as desigualdades

O ODS 10 está preocupado com a redução das desigualdades dentro e entre os países. Neste vídeo, conversamos com Marcia Ponce da rede Caritas no Brasil e aprendemos…

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Implementação de ODS 6: Água potável e saneamento

O ODS 6 visa garantir a disponibilidade e gestão sustentável de água e saneamento para todos. Conversamos com o Dr. Norman, Presidente da ISAE Business School em Curitiba,…

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Implementação de ODS 4: Educação de qualidade

O ODS 4 garante educação de qualidade inclusiva e equitativa e promove oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos. Neste vídeo, conversamos com Maria Gloss,…

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Implications of COVID-19 for Public Health and the SDGs

COVID-19 is complicating SDG implementation efforts as well as posing a real risk to achieving targets on communicable disease, education, life expectancy, and decent work. In this second virtual…

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Voices from the Field | Vagner Diniz, Ceweb.br/NIC.br

Vagner Diniz is manages the Center for the Study of Web Technologies (Ceweb.br), a department of the Brazilian Network Information Center (Nic.br). His Voices from the Field video discusses why user…

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Voices from the Field | Claudio Acioly, Jr., UN-Habitat

Architect and urban planner Claudio Acioly, Jr., is the Head of the Training and Capacity Development Unit of UN-Habitat, based in Nairobi, Kenya. In this Voices from the Field video, Claudio shares…

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Case Study: Brazil's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution

In this chapter, Aline Soterroni talks about Brazil's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution for the Paris Climate Agreement. She discusses the Brazilian context, including its biospheres,…

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Supply Chain Solutions to Deforestation: Evidence from Brazil

In this chapter, Natalie Walker discuss supply chain solutions to deforestation. International corporations have adopted zero-deforestation policies in groups, but can they actually make a…

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Case Study: Brazil's Cetic.br

In this video, Alexandre Barbosa presents how Cetic.br has been regularly producing internationally comparable ICT-related statistics in Brazil. He also mentions how they have been addressing the…

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The Amazon Rainforest: The Bolsa Floresta Program

The Bolsa Floresta Program started in 2007 as a public policy program for the state of Amazonas focused on the reduction of deforestation. It has four components: income generation, social…

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