ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSING, CIVIL LIABILITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE REPARATION: INTERFACES WITH ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION
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https://doi.org/10.56238/revgeov17n4-082Keywords:
Environmental Impact Mitigation, Environmental Management, Sustainable DevelopmentAbstract
Environmental licensing constitutes a central instrument of the Brazilian National Environmental Policy, acting preventively in the assessment and mitigation of impacts resulting from human activities. In this context, civil liability and environmental reparation mechanisms assume a complementary role, especially considering the difficulty of fully restoring certain environmental damages. This study aimed to analyze environmental licensing, civil liability, and the mitigation of environmental impacts, highlighting their interfaces with environmental management and environmental education, as well as their contribution to environmental governance and the promotion of sustainable development. The research is characterized as qualitative, with an exploratory and analytical approach, based on bibliographic review and normative analysis of Brazilian environmental legislation, including Law No. 6,938/1981, the Federal Constitution of 1988, Complementary Law No. 140/2011, Law No. 15,190/2025, and CONAMA Resolutions No. 01/1986 and No. 237/1997, in addition to theoretical contributions related to Environmental Law, environmental management, and environmental education. The results indicate that environmental licensing plays a strategic role in preventing environmental damage through the adoption of mitigation and compensatory measures, reducing the need for subsequent liability and reparation. It is concluded that the integration between environmental licensing, environmental management, and environmental education strengthens environmental governance and contributes to the implementation of more effective public policies aligned with sustainable development.
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