ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION AND INSTRUMENTALIZATION POLICY AS A POSSIBILITY FOR SUSTAINABLE PRACTICE

Abstract

This work focuses on the theme of territorial environmental management, through the municipalization of environmental licensing. The theoretical focus is on Brazilian environmental policy, the decentralization of regulatory instruments, the need for practical actions based on environmental municipalization, with emphasis on the legislation of Rio Grande do Sul (RS). As a methodological strategy, it uses a bibliographic review of the main instruments of environmental policy and digital documentary analysis of the normative regulations of environmental management in the municipality of Santo Cristo (RS), as well as presentation of performance indicators and data from licensed local enterprises. It is intended to address the instruments of environmental management policy for the territory, at national, state and local levels, with emphasis on municipal licensing, bringing with it the discussion of the local sustainability bias. The objective is to contribute to the discussion that small local actions can support the Sustainable Development Goals proposed in the Agenda 2030 (ONU). It is believed that actions to regulate territorial policies can be disseminators for the adoption of behavior favorable to the environment, of obedience of entrepreneurs regarding sustainable productive practices.