Paulo Rebêlo 16 June 2004 Source: SciDev.Net Brazil has opened a DNA bank to preserve genetic material of its endangered plant life. Its goal is to help protect rare plants threatened by extinction in a country that has the world’s greatest variety of plant species. The DNA bank, which is based at the Jardim Botânico… Continue reading
Posts tagged "desenvolvimento"
Poço das Trincheiras, a ‘cidade-fantasma’
Não existe nem feira no município que tem os piores indicadores de mortalidade infantil e renda de Alagoas e IDH dos mais baixos do país Perfil do Município Área: 304,1 km² km² Distância da capital: 174,5 km População total: 13.222 habitantes População rural: 11.665 habitantes (88,2% do total) IDH: 0,499 (21º menor do Brasil e… Continue reading
Manari, onde IDH é baixo e água vale ouro
Em Pernambuco, cidade de menor Desenvolvimento Humano do país tem renda per capita de R$ 30 e esperança de vida de 57 anos Paulo Rebêlo Revista Carta Capital / PNUD * fotos: João Carlos Mazella 03 de abril de 2004 Manari, no sertão de Pernambuco, assusta pelos números. Segundo a classificação do PNUD, o município… Continue reading
Red tape on imports ‘is stifling Brazilian research’
Paulo Rebêlo 20 February 2004 Source: SciDev.Net [RECIFE] Brazilian scientists are campaigning to reduce the bureaucracy involved in bringing scientific equipment into the country. In a declaration to be presented shortly to the ministry of science and technology, more than 300 Brazilian researchers state that “countless scientists have been waiting for years to receive equipment…. Continue reading
Brazil secures cheaper access to scientific journals
Paulo Rebêlo and Katie Mantell 30 January 2004 Source: SciDev.Net [RECIFE] The Brazilian government has negotiated a US$5 million reduction in the fees it pays to allow many of the country’s researchers to gain free access to electronic versions of a large number of scientific journals. The government’s ‘journal website’ (Portal de Periódicos), allows researchers… Continue reading
Brazil’s young scientists face job shortages
Paulo Rebêlo 14 January 2004 Source: SciDev.Net [RECIFE] A failure by the Brazilian government to provide much-needed new teaching and research posts in universities is preventing many researchers with doctoral degrees from finding suitable employment. This is the conclusion of a report published last month by the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science (SBPC),… Continue reading
O Digital Divide no mundo
Paulo Rebêlo Jornalistasdaweb.com.br Ultimamente tem sido comum ouvir falar em “Digital Divide”. Entretanto, poucos ainda conhecem o real significado da expressão e sequer imaginam a importância do conceito e as repercussões iminentes. Em linguagem rasteira, o Digital Divide representa a fossa entre os países com acesso e os sem acesso à tecnologia de informação. Uma… Continue reading