Climate Security, the Amazon, and the Responsibility to Protect

In this article, I briefly present the multilateral discussion on 'climate security' and its relation to the protection of the Amazon. First, the text points out the importance of the Amazon for keeping global climate balance, the drastic change to the environmental agenda of Brazilian dip...

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Published in:Brazilian political science review 2021, Vol.15 (3), p.1-27
Main Author: Macedo, Gustavo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
amazon
Climate change
climate security
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Deforestation
Diplomacy
multilateralism
Pandemics
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Public opinion
responsibility to protect
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Summary:In this article, I briefly present the multilateral discussion on 'climate security' and its relation to the protection of the Amazon. First, the text points out the importance of the Amazon for keeping global climate balance, the drastic change to the environmental agenda of Brazilian diplomacy, and the growing call in international public opinion for an internationally coordinated action to reverse deforestation in the region. Next, it introduces the concept of 'climate security', its development within the United Nations Security Council, and its relation to the principle of responsibility to protect (R2P). Finally, based on contextual evidence, I carry out a prospective analysis of the narratives that might be constructed to justify applying this principle to the Brazilian Amazon.
ISSN:1981-3821
1981-3821
DOI:10.1590/1981-3821202100020007