Diagnóstico, contextualização e perspectiva da gestão ambiental nos municípios do território de identidade Recôncavo

Abstract

Thirty years after the settlement of the official parameters for the implantation of the policies related to the Brazilian natural resources management, a significant number of cities remains unprepared to properly attend to the responsibilities imposed by the National Environment System. This scenario is considered incipient taking into consideration that most of the Brazilian cities still not has at their disposal the necessary mechanisms to manage the natural resources such as the establishment of agencies, funds and administrative boards engaged with the local environment issues regulated by the Municipal Environmental Program. Thus, the main aim of this investigation was proceed a diagnosis of the real panorama of the environmental subjects listed in the cities located in the Recôncavo Baiano, a geographic area of identity known as 21, which comprises twenty cities in its territory. The analyses were performed between March and July of 2012. The data and related information were collected using a semi-structured research whose questionnaires were fulfilled by the employees responsible for the local environmental administration. The results pointed out that the management of the environmental issues in the Recôncavo territory is inconsistent and discontinuous. This conclusion is supported by the analyses of the several problems that underlined the implantation and effective implementation of the management tools required by the National Environmental System in order to properly execute the program. Thus, efficient maneuvers are highly recommended to be executed and shared with the cities located at the Recôncavo Baiano with the purpose of overcoming the actual scenario.