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Law No. 11.255 creating the State Programme for Environmental Sustainability and Support to Municipalities - PROESAM, the PROESAM Rank of Environmental Sustainability Policies; amending Complementary Law No. 513 of 11 December 2009 and Law No. 9.866 of 26 June 2012.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Espírito Santo
Document type
Legislation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Policy/planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Climate change Environmental planning Local government Sustainable development
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Law creates the State Programme for Environmental Sustainability and Support to Municipalities - PROESAM, the PROESAM Rank of Environmental Sustainability Policies; amending Complementary Law No. 513 of 11 December 2009 and Law No. 9.866 of 26 June 2012. PROESAM general objectives are: I - contribute to sustainable economic development on a local scale; II - strengthen municipal environmental structures, including the Municipal Environmental Licensing System and support for water resources management, to fully assume their functions; III - promote effective articulation between environmental management processes at the state and municipal levels; IV - strengthen the shared governance model of environmental control and use of natural resources; V - institutionally support and strengthen the bodies for the formulation and execution of environmental policies at the state and municipal levels; VI - to contribute to the advancement, at the municipal level, of public policies related to cross-cutting themes, such as issues related to climate change and environmental education, among others; VII - contribute to strengthening the governance of environmental issues in the Municipalities; VIII - contribute to the strengthening and streamlining of the decision-making process in the implementation of environmental management instruments; IX - contribute to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of municipal environmental management.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www3.al.es.gov.br

References - Legislation

Amends

Law No. 9.866 reformulating the State Fund for Water Resources of Espírito Santo (FUNDÁGUA).

Legislation | Brazil | 2012

Keyword: Special fund, Freshwater resources management, Water quality standards, Water supply, Water users' associations, Sustainable use, Integrated management, Financing, Protection forest, Protection of environment, Protection of habitats, Public forest

Source: FAO, FAOLEX