Baseline Assessment of Proposals to Revise Federal Environmental Licensing in Brazil : A Contribution to Discussions

In order to enrich discussions on improving federal environmental licensing, this study covers a baseline of other studies and research done in recent years, to bring out key challenges arising in the various stages of the licensing process, as wel...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT LICENSING ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/393851495692726642/Baseline-assessment-of-proposals-to-revise-federal-environmental-licensing-in-Brazil http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27139

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spelling	okr-10986-271392021-05-25T09:00:41Z Baseline Assessment of Proposals to Revise Federal Environmental Licensing in Brazil : A Contribution to Discussions World Bank ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT LICENSING ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT LEGAL FRAMEWORK In order to enrich discussions on improving federal environmental licensing, this study covers a baseline of other studies and research done in recent years, to bring out key challenges arising in the various stages of the licensing process, as well as several bills of law recently presented in the Brazilian National Congress. The global social, political, economic, and institutional context raises many challenges and new opportunities. The World Bank has therefore revised and approved new social and environmental standards, to come into effect in January, 2018. Improving environmental licensing in Brazil is thus a timely initiative, as the entire world seeks consistence and coherence for sustainable social and environmental policies, along with stronger institutions and strategic planning to mitigate potential socio-environmental impacts. There is a clear need for a more rational regulatory environment, based on a complex but minimally coherent set of norms. This discussion is essential, since licensees need a minimum of legal certainty regarding the risks they face, while society cannot be left at the mercy of economic development, with no reasonable protection of the environment. 2017-06-14T17:40:29Z 2017-06-14T17:40:29Z 2016 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/393851495692726642/Baseline-assessment-of-proposals-to-revise-federal-environmental-licensing-in-Brazil http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27139 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Notes Latin America & Caribbean Brazil
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description	In order to enrich discussions on improving federal environmental licensing, this study covers a baseline of other studies and research done in recent years, to bring out key challenges arising in the various stages of the licensing process, as well as several bills of law recently presented in the Brazilian National Congress. The global social, political, economic, and institutional context raises many challenges and new opportunities. The World Bank has therefore revised and approved new social and environmental standards, to come into effect in January, 2018. Improving environmental licensing in Brazil is thus a timely initiative, as the entire world seeks consistence and coherence for sustainable social and environmental policies, along with stronger institutions and strategic planning to mitigate potential socio-environmental impacts. There is a clear need for a more rational regulatory environment, based on a complex but minimally coherent set of norms. This discussion is essential, since licensees need a minimum of legal certainty regarding the risks they face, while society cannot be left at the mercy of economic development, with no reasonable protection of the environment.
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author	World Bank
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title	Baseline Assessment of Proposals to Revise Federal Environmental Licensing in Brazil : A Contribution to Discussions
title_short	Baseline Assessment of Proposals to Revise Federal Environmental Licensing in Brazil : A Contribution to Discussions
title_full	Baseline Assessment of Proposals to Revise Federal Environmental Licensing in Brazil : A Contribution to Discussions
title_fullStr	Baseline Assessment of Proposals to Revise Federal Environmental Licensing in Brazil : A Contribution to Discussions
title_full_unstemmed	Baseline Assessment of Proposals to Revise Federal Environmental Licensing in Brazil : A Contribution to Discussions
title_sort	baseline assessment of proposals to revise federal environmental licensing in brazil : a contribution to discussions
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2017
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/393851495692726642/Baseline-assessment-of-proposals-to-revise-federal-environmental-licensing-in-Brazil http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27139
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Baseline Assessment of Proposals to Revise Federal Environmental Licensing in Brazil : A Contribution to Discussions

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