Licenciamento ambiental e política de descentralização da gestão ambiental no território do Recôncavo da Bahia

Abstract

Since its establishment by Federal Law No. 6938/81 called the National Environment Policy, the importance of environmental licensing to control the use of natural resources is increasingly significant, especially because of the growing number of projects and activities considered impact environmental. Thus the state of Bahia, in order to approximate the licensed activities of the licensing authority, sought by Resolution No. 3.925/09 of its State Environmental Council - CEPRAM implement the policy of decentralization of environmental management through the Environmental Management program shared - GAC, establishing guidelines for the strengthening of municipal environmental agencies for the exercise of jurisdiction in environmental management . This study investigates the environmental licensing process in the municipalities at the Recôncavo of Bahia whose joined this program, analyzing comparatively with Cruz das Almas that despite having economic and educational characteristics of great importance to the territory, does not have this power yet, directing inquiries to the state agency. With this perspective, we found that among the municipalities joined to this policy, few advances have been achieved. The requirements for membership in the program have been lost as a result of the lack of oversight of the state agency to periodically review its development in each municipality, causing a deterioration of actions aimed to maintaine the local environment. We conclude that immediate review of the procedures adopted with defined flows among all spheres is required besiaes the need to put into practice the technical cooperation agreement with the aim of controlling the use of natural resources.