This Decree, consisting of 9 articles, establishes the basic structure of the Secretariat for the Environment and Sustainable Development, under Law No. 14.733 of 15 September 2015. This Secretariat aims to perform the following activities: acting as the central body and coordinator of Sustainable Development and the State System of Environmental Protection (SISEPRA); promoting integrated policies for ecologically sustainable development; control, recovery, protection and environmental preservation; promoting the monitoring of the environment quality and the sustainable management of the environmental resources; developing policies for the preservation and conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems; regulating and promoting the licensing of activities considered potentially causing environmental degradation; acting in the development of the state policy of biotechnology, genetic engineering, technologies and substances considered as potentially hazardous; coordinating the State System of Conservation Units (SEUC); acting as an organ of the State System of Water Resources and coordinate policies of sustainable development of hydrographic basins; promoting technical and financial support to municipalities and civil society regarding environmental management, agroecology and sustainable development; coordinating the State Environmental Council (CONSEMA), the State Water Resources Council (CRH); coordinating the Economic Ecological Zoning (EEZ); working in partnership with municipalities, creating standardized procedures; etc.
Brazil · 2018-02-07