Contribuição para a melhoria dos critérios de destinação da compensação ambiental federal

Abstract

The use of funds from the federal Brazilian environmental compensation through the allocation to protected areas, is undeniably an important source of funds for their implementation. However, the task of allocating these resources, mostly in large-scale, places the public manager in what is perhaps the biggest bottleneck of the government - the decision-making. Therefore, the manager should be based on current information to feed back his planning, and on a effective and transparent methodology of allocation, to archive the main objective of the environmental compensation institute, which is, to compensate the damage that could not be avoided and mitigated in the licensing process for enterprises that causes significant environmental impact. This study aimed to contribute to the improvement of the criteria for allocation of federal environmental compensation by reviewing the allocation experience of other Brazilian states and nations, and using the composition of suggestions and opinions obtained through surveys with key players. However, the compensation should be considered in its totality, because the first step in the process influences the next one, which, in his turn, helps to improve the previous. Given the various contributions collected, we suggest an urgent review of the federal compensation, returning to its "essence" and adjust responsibilities between the stakeholders.