The Fundão disaster in 2015 was one of the biggest environmental disasters in Brazil’s history. The collapse of the dam near the city of Mariana released around 39 million m3 of tailings, which travelled 670 km to reach the Atlantic Ocean. Along the way, the tailings resulted in 19 deaths, devastated ecosystems and disrupted the livelihoods of thousands of people. In support of restoration activities, IUCN established the Rio Doce Panel, an Independent Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (ISTAP) with the mission to provide expert advice in a range of areas. Composed of renowned national and international scientists, the Panel served from 2017 to 2022. This report describes the work of the Panel and its long-term influences and impacts.
Authors
- Broad subject
- Conservation
- Call number
- IUCN-2024-003, En
- Imprint
- Gland, Switzerland : IUCN, 2024
- Pages
- 38
- Physical Description
- vii, 28p. : ill.
- Published in
- IUCN Enterprise and Investment Team
Table of Contents
- LIST OF FIGURES 6
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8
- LIST OF ACRONYMS 9
- THE DISASTER AND THE CONTEXT OF REPARATION 10
- WHO IS WHO 12
- THE PANEL 13
- RESTORATION 17
- THE CHALLENGE 17
- MINING ACTIVITY IN THE REGION AND THE FUNDÃO DAM 18
- COLLABORATION WITH THE RENOVA FOUNDATION AND OTHER ACTORS 20
- LEGAL ENVIRONMENT AND TURNING POINTS 21
- THE PANEL’S INFLUENCE 22
- INFLUENCING INTERNAL PRACTICES AND PROMOTING A NEW PERSPECTIVE 24
- INFLUENCING BEYOND RIO DOCE 32
- CONCLUSIONS AND REFLECTIONS 35
- LIST OF INTERVIEWS 36
- REFERENCES 37
