Bringing Wetlands Back Into Policy: Brazil‘s Renewed National Wetlands Committee
ABSTRACT In June 2025, the Brazilian government reinstated the National Wetlands Committee (CNZU), dismantled in early 2019 by the former one. Although CNZU was re‐established later that year, civil society was excluded, which raised serious concerns about the effectiveness of wetland conservation. As Brazil holds about 10% of global wetlands, CNZU's reinstitution, together with the creation of the National Institute of Science and Technology of the Brazilian Wetscape Network, reaffirms Brazil's commitment to the Ramsar Convention.
Authors
- Cristina Stenert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9095-2018)
- Jochen Schöngart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7696-9657)
- María Teresa Fernández Piedade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7320-0498)
- Leonardo Maltchik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5321-7524)
- Wolfgang J. Junk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5714-5935)
- Yara Schäeffer Novelli
- Cátia Nunes da Cunha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5990-3437)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (BR)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (BR)
- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology (DE)
- National Institute of Science and Technology (ID)
- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (BR)
- University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.70263
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72
Funders
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico