Resumo O cenário brasileiro na segunda década do século XXI exige atenção no que diz respeito às questões ambientais com consequências às comunidades indígenas do país. No artigo, propõe-se discutir relatos de representantes indígenas quanto ao aumento da veiculação de notícias acerca da devastação ambiental com debates sobre mudanças na política socioambiental do país. Sob aportes teóricos que destacam essas problemáticas em populações indígenas, utiliza-se entrevistas realizadas com indígenas Kaingang. A partir de suas narrativas, discute-se o cenário socioambiental do Brasil e a veiculação de notícias acerca do tema. Permeando a literatura com as narrativas produzidas, entende-se que este cenário socioambiental é sentido tanto na perspectiva afetiva como cognitiva, mostrando entendimentos acerca da posição marginalizada que os governos tratam as populações indígenas e o meio ambiente.
Abstract The Brazilian scenario in the second decade of the 21st century requires attention concerning environmental issues with consequences for the country's indigenous communities. The article proposes to confront reports from indigenous representatives regarding the increased news dissemination about ecological devastation, with debates about changes in the country's socio-environmental policy. Interviews with Kaingang indigenous people are used under theoretical contributions highlighting these issues in indigenous populations. The socio-environmental scenario in Brazil and news dissemination on the subject are discussed based on their narratives. Permeating the literature with the produced reports, this socio-environmental scenario is felt in the affective and cognitive perspectives, showing an understanding of the marginalized position that governments treat indigenous populations and the environment.
Purpose This study aims to explore barriers and pathways to a whole-institution governance of sustainability within the working structures of universities.
Design/methodology/approach This paper draws on multi-year interviews and hierarchical structure analysis of ten universities in Canada, the USA, Australia, Hong Kong, South Africa, Brazil, the UK and The Netherlands. The paper addresses existing literature that championed further integration between the two organizational sides of universities (academic and operations) and suggests approaches for better embedding sustainability into four primary domains of activity (education, research, campus operations and community engagement).
Findings This research found that effective sustainability governance needs to recognise and reconcile distinct cultures, diverging accountability structures and contrasting manifestations of central-coordination and distributed-agency approaches characteristic of the university's operational and academic activities. The positionality of actors appointed to lead institution-wide embedding influenced which domain received most attention. The paper concludes that a whole-institution approach would require significant tailoring and adjustments on both the operational and academic sides to be successful.
Originality/value Based on a review of sustainability activities at ten universities around the world, this paper provides a detailed analysis of the governance implications of integrating sustainability into the four domains of university activity. It discusses how best to work across the operational/academic divide and suggests principles for adopting a whole institution approach to sustainability.
