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Capacity Building For Eia In Brazil: Preliminary Considerations And Problems To Be Overcome

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  • DENIS KIRCHHOFF

    (Department of Geography, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada)

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In Brazil, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has been part of the environmental legislation since 1981 when the Brazilian National Environmental Policy (BNEP) was established. The BNEP established several tools intended to reconcile socio-economic development with environment conservation. More than twenty years have passed, and what is still seen in general is a need for improved capacity to implement these instruments to their full extent, particularly because of the lack of integration among these tools and, in many instances, a lack of the necessary levels of power and resources to enforce the very instruments that are aimed at integrating environmental concerns into decision-making. A brief background about the EIA process in Brazil is introduced, as well as regional examples of Capacity Building (CB) initiatives undertaken. Finally, a systemic approach to build EIA capacity is presented. The main conclusion is that CB is needed to effectively implement EIA components in Brazil and a systemic approach might offer improved outcomes to achieve desired levels of EIA capacity.

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  • Denis Kirchhoff, 2006. "Capacity Building For Eia In Brazil: Preliminary Considerations And Problems To Be Overcome," Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 8(01), pages 1-18.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jeapmx:v:08:y:2006:i:01:n:s1464333206002360
    DOI: 10.1142/S1464333206002360
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    1. Caroline Fan Rocha & Tomás B. Ramos & Alberto Fonseca, 2019. "Manufacturing Pre-Decisions: A Comparative Analysis of Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Reviews in Brazil and Portugal," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-15, June.

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