Along his professional career, Andre Francisco Pilon held the following positions: Associate Professor, University of São Paulo; Psychologist, State Court of Justice; Director, Health Education Department, Ministry of Health; journalist and editor, journal Academus. He is affiliated (among others) to the following entities: International Academy of Science, Health & Ecology; United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification; Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services; IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy; EuroScience; World Alliance for Citizen Participation; Int. Assoc. for the Study of the Commons; Water Supply and Sanitation Council, Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature; Global Sustainable Futures. Sydney Environment Institute; Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum): NORRAG Network; Global Bildung Network.
There is a dissonance between the international and national legal frameworks on the protection of the environment and the practices of political and economic groups that endorse the abuse of nature. The latter result in the devastation of huge areas through logging, mining, industrial chemical production and industrial agriculture, leading to the severe environmental problems…
