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This paper examines some problems concerning the present global environmental status, and looks at the principal concepts, aims and objectives of nature conservation. Reference is made to the State of Alagoas in Brazil in relation to its leading environmental problems and the government's efforts to address the situation. The main stumbling-blocks to conservation achievements in Alagoas are also explored.

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  1. Environmental Resources Unit, University of Salford, M5 4WT, Salford, UK

    L. Medeiros De Araujo (a specialist advisor in ecology and sciences) &  Shahed Power (a senior research associate)

  2. the Institute for Environmental Protection in the State of Alagoas, Brazil

    L. Medeiros De Araujo (a specialist advisor in ecology and sciences)

  3. Rua Dr Luiz de Mascarenhas 143, Farol CEP 57055, Maceió, Brazil

    L. Medeiros De Araujo (a specialist advisor in ecology and sciences)

  4. Environmental Resources Unit at the University of Salford, UK

    L. Medeiros De Araujo (a specialist advisor in ecology and sciences)

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De Araujo, L.M., Power, S. Nature conservation with reference to the state of Alagoas, Brazil. Environmentalist 13, 297–302 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01902031

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