High levels of anthropogenic litter trapped in a mangrove area under the influence of different uses.

The contamination of mangroves by anthropogenic litter has increased in recent decades. Notably, Brazil occupies a prominent status within Latin America, boasting the second-largest mangrove areas globally. In Santos-São Vicente Estuarine System (SESS), mangroves coexist with a preeminent port complex and substantial urbanization rates. Nevertheless, the anthropogenic litter occurrence and distribution in this ecosystem remains unknown. This study aimed to comprehensively assess anthropogenic litter across 13 strategically positioned sites in the SESS. The total litter density (Mean ± SD) was 22.84 ± 36.47 (0.00-142.00) items·m-2, putting the SESS among the top four most contaminated mangrove ecosystems worldwide. Residential zones accumulated more litter than uninhabited areas and significant correlation was seen with human modification index. Plastic was the prevalent material (70.4 %), measuring mostly between 2.5 and 30 cm (41.1 %). It is imperative that local authorities adopt comprehensive strategies to mitigate contamination, while also curtailing the litter inputs to the SSES mangrove ecosystem.

When One Health Meets the United Nations Ocean Decade: Global Agendas as a Pathway to Promote Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research on Human-Nature Relationships.

Strong evidence shows that exposure and engagement with the natural world not only improve human wellbeing but can also help promote environmentally friendly behaviors. Human-nature relationships are at the heart of global agendas promoted by international organizations including the World Health Organization's (WHO) "One Health" and the United Nations (UN) "Ocean Decade." These agendas demand collaborative multisector interdisciplinary efforts at local, national, and global levels. However, while global agendas highlight global goals for a sustainable world, developing science that directly addresses these agendas from design through to delivery and outputs does not come without its challenges. In this article, we present the outcomes of international meetings between researchers, stakeholders, and policymakers from the United Kingdom and Brazil. We propose a model for interdisciplinary work under such global agendas, particularly the interface between One Health and the UN Ocean Decade and identify three priority research areas closely linked to each other: human-nature connection, conservation-human behavior, and implementation strategies (bringing stakeholders together). We also discuss a number of recommendations for moving forward.

Ser-estar no sertão: capítulos da vida como filosofia visceral / Being and living in the wilderness: chapters of life as visceral philosophy / Ser-estar en el semiarido: capítulos de la vida como filosofía visceral

Uma pesquisa etnográfica no sertão cearense, o conceito de mimese corpórea em produção teatral e um filme documentário sobre rastejadores de cangaceiros na caatinga do Ceará, Brasil, são pontos de partida, neste texto, para uma discussão sobre a natureza do processo de “leitura de sinais” no mundo. As reflexões apresentadas sugerem que tais processos sejam entendidos menos como interpretação ou decodificação, e mais como um saber mover-se, no qual o compartilhamento existencial – em especial, a ingestão de substâncias – é elemento fundamental. Os materiais analisados apontam, ainda, para o fato de que a direcionalidade implicada em tal saber mover-se é recorrentemente entendida como dimensão visceral. As vísceras, desse modo, transformam-se em locus privilegiado da experiência e ação no mundo, sendo superfície de contato e equipamento transformador ao mesmo tempo. Tal perspectiva traz novas e instigantes oportunidades à teoria social...

An ethnographic study conducted in the wilderness of Ceará, Brasil, the concept of bodily mimesis in theater production and a documentary film on bandit hunters in the caatinga were the starting points in this text, for a discussion about the nature of the process of “reading signs” in the world. The reflections suggest that such processes should be understood less as interpretation or decoding and more as knowledge on how to move, in which existential coexistence, and particularly ingestion of substances, is a fundamental element. The materials analyzed point to the fact that the directionality implicated in such knowledge is recurrently understood as a visceral dimension. The viscera thus become a privileged locus of experience and action in the world, such that they are a contact surface and equipment for transformation at the same time. This perspective brings new and enticing opportunities for social theory...

Una investigación etnográfica en el semiarido del Ceará, Brasil, el concepto de mimesis corpórea en producción teatral y un documental sobre rastreadores de cangaceiro en la caatinga, son puntos de partida para una discusión sobre la naturaleza del proceso de “lectura de señales” en el mundo. Las reflexiones sugieren que tales procesos se entiendan menos como interpretación o decodificación y más como un saber moverse, en el cual la compartición existencial – en especial, la ingestión de sustancias – es un elemento fundamental. Los materiales analizados apuntan también el hecho de que la direccionalidad implicada en el referido saber moverse se entiende recurrentemente como dimensión visceral. Las vísceras se transforman en locus privilegiado de la experiencia y acción en el mundo, siendo superficie de contacto y equipo transformador al mismo tiempo. Tal perspectiva brinda nuevas e instigadoras oportunidades a la teoría social...