User:Rdroubay/Environmental governance in Brazil/Bibliography

You will be compiling your bibliography and creating an outline of the changes you will make in this sandbox.

Bibliography

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Bibliography

Edit this section to compile the bibliography for your Wikipedia assignment. Add the name and/or notes about what each source covers, then use the "Cite" button to generate the citation for that source.

Abreu, M., Soares, I., & Silva, S. (2022). Governance quality and environmental policy on emergent, resource-rich economies: The case of Brazil. Energy Reports, 8, 70–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2022.01.041
- This article is a very generalized view about how to frame environmental governance as described by the World Bank. The article gives some generalized information about some dynamics within Brazil affecting the current effectiveness of their environmental governance as it pertains to their political structure. The article also provides nice generalized statistics about the importance of the oil industry in Brazil, and how it may have a correlation to their environmental governance.
Rodrigues, F. H., Kolya, A. de A., Veiga, V. M., dos Santos, S. F., Wieczorek, A., Corrêa, C. V. dos S., Costa, D. M., Giordano, L. do C., Riedel, P. S., & Reis, F. A. G. V. (2023). Oil spill environmental sensitivity mapping of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 197, 115682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115682
- Important look at the costal land use in Guanabara Bay (in and around Rio de Janeiro). Classifies land based on vulnerability and sensitivity to the oil industry and by land use. A quick overview on the biodiversity in the area, and the regions most impacted by the oil industry. Argues for needs for protections in some areas. Additionally argues the research is beneficial in mapping more conscious and resistant areas of coastline when mining.
Rodrigues, M. G. M. (2018). Environmentalism and the Globalization of the Oil Industry in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Latin American Perspectives, 45(5), 186–203. https://doi.org/10.1177/0094582X18781880
- Describes how the growing grip Petrobras and the oil industry has on governance and civil society. Gives evidence of how economic influence has allowed Petrobras to maintain power in the oil mining industry while maintaining a reputation for sustainability. Also describes the current government structure around environmental policy and the mobilization of people within the country.
Silvestre, B. S., Gimenes, F. A. P., & e Silva Neto, R. (2017). A sustainability paradox? Sustainable operations in the offshore oil and gas industry: The case of Petrobras. Journal of Cleaner Production, 142, 360–370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.07.215
- This article gives an excellent look at the various sustainability guidelines in practice within Brazil today (private and public). It gives a deep picture of the Petrobras' Health, Safety, and Environmental Management Systems (HSEMS) guidelines and compared them to state and other private guidelines within Brazil. They also compared the HSEMS to international benchmarks. Offers good evidence of missing components of guidelines, guidelines with low enforcement, and strong suits of the HSEMS.
Schutte, G. R. (2013). Brazil: New Developmentalism and the Management of Offshore Oil Wealth. Revista Europea de Estudios Latinoamericanos y Del Caribe / European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 95, 49–70.
- Describes the strategies of the 21st century Brazilian government as they positioned themselves on the global oil exporting stage. Describes the policies guiding Petrobras after the denationalization of the company, and how the state maintains majority power. Gives more of a picture about oil dominance in Brazil.

Examples:

Luke, Learie. 2007. Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980 Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press.
- This is a book published by a university press, so it should be a reliable source. It also covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (2013-11-08). "Sabinaria , a new genus of palms (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from the Colombia-Panama border". Phytotaxa.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source for a specific fact. Since it only dedicates a few sentences to the topic, it can't be used to establish notability.

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Outline of proposed changes

I believe I want to add at least two new sections to the article. One of the sections, I would like to devote to HSEMS and the other private guidelines that govern environmental protection outside of the state. This is particularly important in the case of Brazil, because Petrobras has been regarded as one, if not the most, sustainable petroleum companies operating globally. They have extremely comprehensive environmental guidelines, acting as an industry standard setter in many occasions.

The second section I would add is a section about why environmental governance is important in Brazil. Why is this topic worth reading? What/who/where is currently being threatened environmentally. What industries are contributing to the need for environmental governance and what areas of Brazil are vulnerable. I would have an emphasis on Petrobras and the oil mining industry, as it is one of Brazil's largest exports. Petrobras also owns and operated the world's largest fleet of floating stations for deep-sea mining.

Now that you have compiled a bibliography, it's time to plan out how you'll improve your assigned article.

In this section, write up a concise outline of how the sources you've identified will add relevant information to your chosen article. Be sure to discuss what content gap your additions tackle and how these additions will improve the article's quality.

Consider other changes you'll make to the article, including possible deletions of irrelevant, outdated, or incorrect information, restructuring of the article to improve its readability or any other change you plan on making. This is your chance to really think about how your proposed additions will improve your chosen article and to vet your sources even further.

Note: This is not a draft. This is an outline/plan where you can think about how the sources you've identified will fill in a content gap.

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