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A NEW PARADIGM OF SUSTAINABILITY ADAMA SAMASSÉKOU JACQUES AMOUROUX ALINE TRISTÃO JEAN-PIERRE MASSUÉ ANTONIO AUGUSTO JUNHO ANASTASIA JUAN DE ONIS ARMIN RELLER LUCIANO COUTINHO BENJAMIN ACHZET MATTHIAS MACHNIG BENNO WERLEN PAUL SIFFERT EDUARDO F. J. DE MULDER RENALDAS GUDAUSKAS EIKE BATISTA ROBSON ANDRADE ELIEZER BATISTA SÉRGIO WEGUELIN ERLING LORENTZEN VOLKER ZEPF FERNANDO ORTEGA SAN MARTÍN WEI DAN GORDON A. MCBEAN A NEW PARADIGM OFSUSTAIN THEORY AND PRAXIS OF INTEGRATED LANDSCAPE ABILITY MANAGEMENT INGUELORE SCHEUNEMANN AND LUIZ OOSTERBEEK (EDS.) Copyright © 2012, IBIO. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the permission of the publisher. EDITION IBIO ENGLISH AND REVISION TEXT Sybelle M. M. de Jongh PRODUTION AND EDITORIAL COORDINATION Daniella Riet and Michelle Strzoda DESIGN Rafael Nobre Instituto BioAtlântica – IBIO Rua Goethe, 75 – Botafogo 22281-020 Rio de Janeiro – RJ Tel./fax +55 (21) 2535-3940 [email protected] www.ibio.org.br CIP-BRASIL. CATALOGAÇÃO-NA-FONTE SINDICATO NACIONAL DOS EDITORES DE LIVROS, RJ N843 A new paradigm of sustainability : theory and praxis of integrated landscape man- agement / Inguelore Scheunemann e Luiz Oosterbeek (orgs.) ; [tradução da versão em inglês Sybelle Margery Marie e Jongh Doria Martins]. - Rio de Janeiro : IBIO, 2012. 280p. : il. Inclui bibliografia ISBN 978-85-60840-11-3 1. Sustentabilidade. 2. Desenvolvimento sustentável. 3. Política ambiental. 4. Gestão ambiental. I. Scheunemann, Inguelore. II. Oosterbeek, Luiz III. Instituto Bio- Atlântica. 12-3528. CDD: 363.7 CDU: 502.131.1 IBIO TEAM COMMUNICATION Maria Elisa Ferreira DIRECTION Paula Kreimer President director Eduardo Figueiredo ADMINISTRATIVE/FINANCIAL Marcia Silveira Integrated Landscape Management Denise Claret Aline Tristão Gabriela Salim Management of Territorial Assets Maria das Dores dos Santos Jeanicolau Simone de Lacerda Silvia Carla de Sousa CONSULTANTS ASSOCIATES WATER AGENCY OF RIO DOCE’S Research and Development HYDROGRAPHIC BASIN Inguelore Scheunemann Diretor Geral Management, Finances and Business Carlos Brasileiro Luiz Edmundo de Andrade Administrative Financial director Carlos Magno Toledo Gouvêa MANAGEMENT, FINANCES AND BUSINESS Technical Director Thiago Belote Edson Azevedo Marco Antonio Marinho Narliane de Melo Martins Roberta de Almeida Kamila Ferrari Alves Ellen Moraes ASSET MANAGEMENT Dália Pais Rodrigo Lima Alexander Copello Lucélia Bebert INITIATIVE SUPPORT Marcos Lima Pereira Raíssa Côrtes Carla Silva Ilson Boechat Cristiane Corrêa MANAGEMENT Luciana Avelar GEOESPACIAL INTELLIGENCE SPONSORS Sabrina Costa Dennis Rodrigues da Silva Silvio Gazeta Vitor Costa SUMMARY Preface ROBSON ANDRADE 9 Introduction ILM: A path to sustainable development EIKE BATISTA 15 Presentation Sustainability in the Age of the Risorgimento ERLING LORENTZEN 19 PART I From integration to certification 1.1 Our common future…25 years later: 10 questions and answers moving from anxiety into the praxis of landscape management LUIZ OOSTERBEEK 27 1.2 Re-visiting sustainable development: The praxis of Integrated Landscape Management INGUELORE SCHEUNEMANN 45 1.3 A new eye on the territory LUCIANO COUTINHO AND SÉRGIO WEGUELIN 59 PART II Science and technology for sustainability 2.1 Earth & Man – Re-visiting sustainable development EDUARDO F. J. DE MULDER 67 2.2 Strategic resources for emerging technologies VOLKER ZEPF, BENJAMIN ACHZET AND ARMIN RELLER 85 2.3 Germany’s sustainability policies in global perspective MATTHIAS MACHNIG 105 2.4 Importance of mechanism to help for political decision making process in the XXI Century Society JEAN-PIERRE MASSUÉ, JACQUES AMOUROUX AND PAUL SIFFERT 121 PART III Culture and governance for sustainability 3.1 Indications on the contribution of subnational governments to the transition towards a green economy ANTONIO AUGUSTO JUNHO ANASTASIA 135 3.2 Exploring the dimensions of integrated landscape management GORDON A. MCBEAN 155 3.3 True global understanding and pertinent sustainability policies BENNO WERLEN 163 3.4 Globalization and the role of communication in building a new world equilibrium RENALDAS GUDAUSKAS 175 3.5 The use of foresight as a participatory planning tool in the process of Integrated Landscape Management FERNANDO ORTEGA SAN MARTÍN 187 3.6 Hengqin new area: A pioneering zone for Integrated Landscape Management in China WEI DAN 203 3.7 Doing it right: Efficient agriculture protects ecological integrity JUAN DE ONIS 217 3.8 Global environment, cultures and Integrated Landscape Management ADAMA SAMASSÉKOU 231 PART IV Final considerations Integrated Landscape Management ELIEZER BATISTA 241 The program of Integrated Landscape Management at the territory of the Açu Super Port INGUELORE SCHEUNEMANN, LUIZ OOSTERBEEK AND ALINE TRISTÃO 249 About the authors 264 PREFACE ROBSON ANDRADE In 2012, Rio de Janeiro receives one more global conference to address sustainable development. The Rio-92 (or Eco-92), held 20 years after the Stockholm Conference, consolidated the concept of Sustainable Development and originated the Agenda 21 and three major treaties whose developments decisively influenced national policies and international relations: the United Nations Convention-Framework on Climate Change, the Convention on Biological Diversity, and, from the negotiations that took place in Rio, celebrated the term alluding to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. Agenda 21 is a powerful instrument to reinterpret the con- cept of progress, promoting quality, not just the measure of growth. The 40 years separating the Rio+20 from Stockholm show that there are impor- tant challenges to effectively reconcile the models of development with environ- mental limits of the planet, that is, to find ways to reconcile economic systems with ecological systems. Overcoming this challenge should also consider that the pres- ent moment requires that government and society create conditions for including a significant contingent of the population in emerging and developing countries in the consumer market. The revitalization of emerging and developing economies has had a key role in overcoming the current crisis. However, it is important the emer- ROBSON ANDRADE gence of new patterns of production and consumption based on the principles and imperatives of sustainability so that this dynamic does not incur in another crisis, the environmental. Over the past 20 years, Brazil and the world witnessed important transforma- tions. The Brazilian economy overcame hyperinflation, adopted deep regulatory reforms, liberalized trade and investment regime, and in the first decade of 21st century, achieved the resumption of economic growth, with improved standards of income distribution and poverty reduction. Active programs to combat poverty and generate income and employment contributed to the Country ending in the first de- cade of the new century with clear improvements in social indicators. Worldwide, the '90s were marked by the convergence of national regulatory re- gimes around a model of economic liberalism, which encouraged cooperation ini- tiatives and international negotiations. From the mid-90s and the next decade, the world experienced a period of strong economic growth, with the intensification of trade and investments. This economic environment led to the emergence of large developing countries, particularly China, whose demand for products intensive in natural resources pro- moted the rise in international commodity prices and contributed to the growth of countries like Brazil. Changes in the second half of the decade, due to the effects of expansionary monetary and fiscal policies in developed countries, fueled by the weakness of regulation of international financial markets, produced an unprece- dented international economic crisis since the 30s of last century. The economic and social policies adopted by Brazil in the last decade allowed the country to face the international crisis on more favorable terms. But the Brazilian industry was not immune to the crisis and the impact of the boom in commodity exports on the exchange rate - the strong value of the Brazilian currency, coupled with the slowdown of international demand, has imposed heavy pressure on the competitiveness of industrial products in the domestic and foreign markets. The situation is unfavorable for the efforts on international cooperation and negotiation, even in finding a productive sector more aligned and committed to its thematic axis. The articulation process of the industrial sector for the Rio+20 Confer- ence - coordinated by the National Industry Confederation (CNI), which involved the S system and 16 industry associations - shows that the Brazilian industry has 10 PREFACE advanced significantly in the efficient use of resources in production and in the mod- els of governance that are more transparent and open to dialogue with governments and society. This dynamic is not different in most developed and emerging countries. In addition, the Brazilian industry develops under the aegis of strict environmental and social legislation, given the standards of demands similar to those of countries that are at the forefront of the subject. The Brazilian industrial sector sees the Rio+20 Conference as a great opportunity to show the achievements and successful experiences. The adoption of cleaner tech- nologies, environmental management systems and certification standards such as ISO 14001, and further, the development of structured programs on social responsi- bility are realities of the Brazilian