Second edition of  Basic Vocabulary of Natural resources and Environment now available

The Basic Vocabulary of Natural Resources and Environment explains several terms used in Agronomy, Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Cartography, Climatology, Crystallography, Ecology, Forest Engineering, Physics, Phytogeography, Geology, Geomorphology and Forestry. Its first edition, with about 2,500 entries and released in 2002, presented a broad spectrum of technical terms related to the environmental area, especially those of more current use.

This second edition results from a thorough review, after which some terms have been redefined and adapted to the most recent scientific concepts. More than 300 new entries were also included, expanding even more the scope range of the Basic Vocabulary of Natural Resources and Environment, which will be available in IBGE bookstores in January next year.