EVOLUÇÃO DA LEGISLAÇÃO BRASILEIRA PARA A GESTÃO E PROTEÇÃO DOS RECURSOS HÍDRICOS
EVOLUÇÃO DA LEGISLAÇÃO BRASILEIRA PARA A GESTÃO E PROTEÇÃO DOS RECURSOS HÍDRICOS
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.6472417101
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Palavras-chave: Uso da água; Recursos Hídricos; Política Nacional de Recurso Hídricos
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Keywords: Water use; Water Resources; National Water Resources Policy
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Abstract: Although Brazil has one of the most advanced legal protection and management systems for water resources, it still faces historical difficulties in implementing laws that cover the protection and management of natural resources in a comprehensive manner. Poor management and passivity in relation to environmental degradation and water resources in Brazil dates back to colonial times (1500 to 1822). At that time and until the beginning of the second half of the 20th century, concern for environmental protection was practically non-existent in Brazil. Although there were some laws, which theoretically should have environmental protection objectives, these ended up being used predominantly for economic purposes, guaranteeing exclusivity of some resources for a certain group, an example of these laws was the Alvará of October 5, 1795. The first legislation created in Brazil with specific rules aimed at water management was the Civil Code (1916), which regulated issues involving negative impacts on water resources with emphasis on the right to neighborhood. As the impacts on the environment and water resources intensified, Brazilian legislation on the subject evolved from the Colonial period to the Republic, enabling the creation of specific legislation, including the National Environmental Policy (1986) and the National Water Resources Policy (1997). This evolution can be described in three striking phases, namely: degraded, fragmented and holistic..
- Jorge Rosa dos Santos
- Selma Cristina da Silva