The environmental decentralization and the enforcement of Amazon deforestation

The objective of this paper is to discuss the environmental decentralization and its implications for environmental enforcement, especially against illegal deforestation in the Amazon. The methodological procedure adopted was based on the literature search, supplemented by data analysis of annual de...

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Autores: Schmitt, Jair, Scardua, Fernando Paiva
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repositorio:Revista de Administração Pública
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/54970
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.fgv.br/rap/article/view/54970
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:environmental decentralization
environmental enforcement
Amazon deforestation
federalism
environmental protection.
descentralización ambiental
fiscalización ambiental
deforestación en la Amazonia
federalismo
protección del medio ambiente.
descentralização ambiental
fiscalização ambiental
desmatamento na Amazônia
proteção ambiental.
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Sumario:The objective of this paper is to discuss the environmental decentralization and its implications for environmental enforcement, especially against illegal deforestation in the Amazon. The methodological procedure adopted was based on the literature search, supplemented by data analysis of annual deforestation rates. It is concluded that 85,6% of the deforestation occurring in the Amazon is the competence of inspection is the states. However, who else performs the inspection of supplementary form is the federal environmental agency, which may compromise their capacity to meet their other demands. Therefore, it is necessary to invest in the structuring of state environmental agencies to work in the effective control of deforestation.