Abandoned coal mining areas represent a socio-environmental and food sovereignty challenge, as they usually present intense physical and chemical alterations and trace elements, such as cadmium. Not all plant species, thus, manage to succeed in these environments. Those that succeed are likely selected due to characteristics that facilitate their survival, such as root type, life form, and/or bioaccumulating capacity. This stu...

Local fisher knowledge is an important source of information for the adjustment of environmental baselines relative to anthropogenic impacts on marine ecosystems. This knowledge is also susceptible to the shifting baseline syndrome. Four generations of fishers neighbouring a marine park in Eastern Brazil, were surveyed regarding the conservation status of nine reef fish species. Shifts in environmental baselines were detected...