Public policies and public services of management and handling of the rescued native wild fauna / Políticas públicas e serviços públicos de gestão e manejo da fauna silvestre nativa resgatada. Estudo de caso: Prefeitura da Cidade de São Paulo

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

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Introduction The accelerated urbanization process brings strong pressure to bear on wild animals, which prompted the São Paulo City Council to create by law, in 1993, a service geared towards the management of this resource. Objective - To analyze the public policies and the management of the native wild fauna in the City of São Paulo, in order to verify whether these make contributions to the environmental and public health areas and can serve as an example to other locations. Methodology - Research of the descriptive qualitative type, by means of a case study, for an in-depth analysis of the topic employing bibliographic research in databases, documental research and consultation of data available in the Fauna Information System (SISFAUNA). Result - The City of São Paulo has an institutionalized service for fauna management, which furnishes subsidies for the preparation of policies and strategies of environmental protection and preservation and compliance with the legislation, contributing to the area of education and of research focused on the health and well-being of animals and of the population, publicizing the results of the work. Conclusion - It is incumbent upon the State, in its different spheres, to protect and preserve wild fauna, and to ensure fauna management is performed in the sphere of the states and municipalities from the National Environmental System (SISNAMA), providing these have resource to an institutionalized service for this purpose, aiming to guarantee compliance with the legislation and local decision making, taking into consideration the wild fauna from their territory.

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bem-estar do animal recursos naturais (saúde ambiental) natural resources (environmental health) sao paulo city council animals fauna prefeitura da cidade de são paulo administração ambiental saúde pública public health animais selvagens environmental administration animal technicians fauna técnicos em manejo de animais animal welfare política governamental municipal wild municipal environmental policy

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