THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE IN BRAZIL: A MATTER OF PRINCIPLES

Authors

  • Marco Aurelio Peri Guedes Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17768/pbl.y2.n2.p251-265

Abstract

The current study aims to study the challenges related to Environmental Protection Legal System in Brazil. In fact, although Brazilian legislation concerning environmental protection and reasonable use of natural resources is quite satisfactory in theoretical perspective, the greatest hindrances to nation-wide more efficient environmental protection are the lack of environmental culture and government commitment, which results in insufficient human resources and budgetary provisions to enforce the goals established in legislation. The consequences of such diagnosis is that environmental supervision in the Brazilian Republic occurs mostly at local level and sorely needs of nation-wide enforcement and coordination.

 

Author Biography

Marco Aurelio Peri Guedes, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro

The author has an undergraduation degree conferred by Law School of State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) in 1994. Master’s Degree (LLM) in Theory of State and Constitutional Law by Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RIO) in 1997. Attorney at Law with practice in Rio de Janeiro from 1998 to 2009. Professor of law at PUC-RIO (1997), FESO (2000-2001) and UCAM/CENTRO (1997-2009). Since 2010, Full Time Assistant Professor of Constitutional, Administrative and Environmental Law of Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ).

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Published

2014-10-08

How to Cite

Guedes, M. A. P. (2014). THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE IN BRAZIL: A MATTER OF PRINCIPLES. PANORAMA OF BRAZILIAN LAW, 2(2), 251–265. https://doi.org/10.17768/pbl.y2.n2.p251-265