Types of Environmental Licensing: An Analysis of the Temporal Evolution in Brazil

André Cavalcante da Silva Batalhão; Alessandra Chacon; Emiliano Lôbo de Godoi; Denílson Teixeira

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Types of Environmental Licensing: An Analysis of the Temporal Evolution in Brazil

André Cavalcante da Silva Batalhão, Alessandra Chacon, Emiliano Lôbo de Godoi, Denílson Teixeira

Published in International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy (Volume 6, Issue 1)

Received: 7 December 2017 Accepted: 18 December 2017 Published: 10 January 2018

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Abstract

Environmental licensing has become an important instrument in the defense of natural resources and ecological balance. Environmental licensing is a legal requirement to which all companies or activities that use natural resources or that may cause some kind of pollution or degradation to the environment. It is an administrative procedure by which the location, installation, expansion and operation of these enterprises and / or activities are authorized. Responsibility for the concession is supported by the state environmental agencies and, depending on the case, also of the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA), in the case of large projects with the potential to affect more than one State. The aim of this research was to evaluate and present by systematic quantitative method the evolution of the quantity of licenses in Brazil in the last 11 years and types of licenses. For this, secondary data from IBAMA was collected. Nowadays in Brazil the types of license most demanded are electric transmission lines, hydroelectric projects and construction of highway. Investments in infrastructure are directly close to sectored policies and macroeconomic actions of national interest.

Published in	International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy (Volume 6, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijepp.20180601.12
Page(s)	9-13
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Environmental Licensing, Natural Resources, Brazil

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André Cavalcante da Silva Batalhão, Alessandra Chacon, Emiliano Lôbo de Godoi, Denílson Teixeira. (2018). Types of Environmental Licensing: An Analysis of the Temporal Evolution in Brazil. International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy, 6(1), 9-13. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijepp.20180601.12

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André Cavalcante da Silva Batalhão; Alessandra Chacon; Emiliano Lôbo de Godoi; Denílson Teixeira. Types of Environmental Licensing: An Analysis of the Temporal Evolution in Brazil. Int. J. Environ. Prot. Policy 2018, 6(1), 9-13. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepp.20180601.12

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André Cavalcante da Silva Batalhão, Alessandra Chacon, Emiliano Lôbo de Godoi, Denílson Teixeira. Types of Environmental Licensing: An Analysis of the Temporal Evolution in Brazil. Int J Environ Prot Policy. 2018;6(1):9-13. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepp.20180601.12

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André Cavalcante da Silva Batalhão
Alessandra Chacon

Postgraduate Program in Environment, University of Rio de Janeiro State, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Emiliano Lôbo de Godoi
Denílson Teixeira

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Goiás, Goiania, Brazil

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André Cavalcante da Silva Batalhão; Alessandra Chacon; Emiliano Lôbo de Godoi; Denílson Teixeira. Types of Environmental Licensing: An Analysis of the Temporal Evolution in Brazil. Int. J. Environ. Prot. Policy 2018, 6(1), 9-13. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepp.20180601.12

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André Cavalcante da Silva Batalhão, Alessandra Chacon, Emiliano Lôbo de Godoi, Denílson Teixeira. Types of Environmental Licensing: An Analysis of the Temporal Evolution in Brazil. Int J Environ Prot Policy. 2018;6(1):9-13. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepp.20180601.12

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