ID: 2192
Presenting Author: Luciana Lira Barros
Session: 660 - Using Digital Tools to Enhance Transparency & Collaboration during Impact Assessments
Status: pending
Grounded in environmental protection and sustainable development principles, a Brazilian governmental institution developed systems to support both impact assessment.
The advancement of digital technologies has significantly improved environmental impact assessment within environmental licensing. For effective evaluation and mitigation of adverse impacts, standardized protocols, digital tools, and integrated systems are essential to organize and manage information from technical analyses. Grounded in environmental protection and sustainable development principles, a Brazilian governmental institution developed systems to support both impact assessment and the monitoring of compliance with conditions established in licensing processes. These conditions generally apply to projects in federal conservation units, ensuring compatibility between productive activities and biodiversity conservation. In this context, the Soala and Coala systems were created, both incorporating the Impact Assessment Protocol designed by the same institution. Together, they promote logical, transparent, and replicable analyses, ensuring methodological consistency. Soala supports the execution of technical and compliance analyses, while Coala enables systematic monitoring of specific conditions in environmental authorizations. The integrated use of these systems strengthens environmental governance by improving management of protected areas, reducing data loss, optimizing decision-making, and increasing the reliability of generated information. Overall, they represent a key advancement in transparency, efficiency, and scientific rigor in environmental licensing in Brazil.
Bachelor's degree in Geography. Specialized in Geoprocessing and Environmental Management. Works in the Information Management Coordination for Environmental Licensing at ICMBio.
Coauthor 1: Isabela Fernanda Leite Gomes Camargo
Coauthor 2: Alex de Sousa Silva de Sousa Silva