2nd place in the Environmental Democracy Index

Pará

44,6

pts

Regular

Access to justice

60,3

pts

Evaluates the existence and quality of social participation channels.

60,3

pts

Access to justice

Access to Participation

36,8

pts

Verifies legal support for communities on issues of rights, the environment, etc.

36,8

pts

Access to Participation

Access to Information

61,5

pts

It assesses whether relevant environmental data is available and accessible to the public.

61,5

pts

Access to Information

Defender Protection

20,0

pts

Measures commitment to protecting socio-environmental defenders.

20,0

pts

Defender Protection

Pará performs well in access to information and justice, but fails in participation and protection of environmental defenders

Pará scored 44.6 points in the Environmental Democracy Index, making it the second best-placed state in the Legal Amazon. Its performance is classified as "regular", with important advances in some areas, but significant weaknesses in others.

In the Access to Environmental Information dimension, the state scored 61.5 points ("good"), tying with Mato Grosso as the best performer among the states. It released data in 23 of the 29 categories evaluated, but still faces problems with updating, completeness and format.

In Access to Environmental Justice, Pará scored 60.3 points ("good"). It is one of the few states with a maximum score in the indicators of responsiveness to environmental and agrarian demands. It has specialized structures in three of the bodies assessed: the Judiciary, the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Public Defender's Office. On the other hand, it has no initiatives to expand access to environmental issues in remote regions and has no environmental police stations.

The dimensions Access to Participation (36.8 points) and Protection of Environmental Defenders (20 points) had the worst results, both classified as "bad". Regarding the latter, the state has a protection program, but lacks information and diversity in its collegiate body. There are also no protocols for action or training for public security agents in cases involving defenders.

Highlights of the Pará evaluation:

Final score: 44.6 points - "regular" classification

2nd place overall among the states of the Legal Amazon

Best results in Access to Information and Access to Justice - both with more than 60 points

Worst results in Access to Participation (36.8) and Protection of Environmental Defenders (20) - both "bad"

Positive points: specialized justice structures and good dissemination of environmental data

Weaknesses: limitations in the functioning of participatory spaces and in mechanisms to protect environmental defenders

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Judiciary

Existence of environmental courts in the judiciary

1,00

Existence of specialized nuclei on environmental issues in judicial centers for consensual conflict resolution

0,00

Existence of support structures for environmental issues

1,00

Compliance with the CNJ's National Target on environmental and land cases

1,00

Capacity to respond to environmental demands

1,00

Existence of specialized courts for agrarian and land issues

1,00

Existence of a Land Solutions Commission

1,00

Capacity to respond to agricultural demands

1,00

Existence of initiatives to expand access to environmental justice in less accessible regions

0,00

Training in the environment and land issues

1,00

Gender diversity

0,33

Racial diversity

0,00

Public Prosecutor's Office

Existence of environmental prosecutors

1,00

Existence of regional structures and/or integrated action groups to protect the environment

0,00

Existence of a support center specializing in environmental matters

1,00

Existence of structures specialized in land issues

1,00

Existence of specialized structures for indigenous peoples and traditional communities

1,00

Existence of initiatives to expand access to environmental justice in less accessible regions

0,00

Training in the environment and land issues

1,00

Public Defender's Office

Existence of specialized structures for environmental issues

1,00

Existence of structures specialized in land issues

1,00

Existence of specialized structures for indigenous peoples and traditional communities

0,00

Existence of initiatives to expand access to environmental justice in less accessible regions

0,00

Training in the environment and land issues

1,00

Existence of environmental police stations

0,00

Environmental Councils

Provided for in a normative act

1,00

Existence of internal regulations

1,00

Deliberative and/or advisory role

1,00

Frequency of meetings

1,00

Existence of Technical Chambers or Working Groups

1,00

Parity of representation

1,00

Participation of environmental organizations

0,00

Participation of representatives of indigenous peoples and traditional communities

0,00

Women's participation

0,50

Publication of approved resolutions

1,00

Publication of the names of the organizations and their members on the board

1,00

Publication of information about meetings

1,00

Publication of guidelines and contacts for submitting agendas and suggestions

0,00

Publication of training courses or workshops

0,00

Language inclusion

0,00

Provision of resources for the participation of councillors

0,00

Online streaming of meetings

0,00

Councils of Conservation Units

Provided for in a normative act

0,83

Frequency of meetings

0,00

Parity of representation

0,58

Participation of representatives of indigenous peoples and traditional communities

0,33

Women's participation

0,08

Publication of approved resolutions

0,00

Publication of the names of the organizations and their members on the board

0,00

Publication of information about meetings

0,00

Publication of information on training courses or workshops

0,00

Language inclusion

0,00

Provision of resources for the participation of councillors

0,00

Public Hearings

Existence of rules regulating public hearings in the licensing process

1,00

Existence of online public consultation for licensing processes with EIA/RIMA

1,00

Existence of a document that consolidates and responds to the proposals of the participants in the public hearings and consultations

0,00

Provision of resources for the participation of the populations potentially affected by the projects

0,00

Holding public hearings on the licensing process in the impacted municipalities

0,33

Language inclusion

0,00

Provision of support and information material in accessible language for impacted communities

0,33

Active transparency

Availability of information from the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR)

1,00

Availability of information on the Single Environmental License (LAU), Rural Environmental License (LAR) and Simplified Environmental License

0,50

Providing information on Deforestation Authorizations issued by the entity

1,00

Providing information on Controlled or Prescribed Burning Authorizations issued by the entity

0,00

Deforestation data available

0,50

Making forest degradation data available

0,00

Providing information on infraction notices issued by the entity

1,00

Providing information on embargoes issued by the entity

0,50

Providing information on fines collected by the entity

0,50

Providing information on judgments on fines imposed by the entity

1,00

Availability of Terms of Conduct Adjustment (TAC) and Terms of Commitment (TC)

1,00

Availability of the Degraded Area Recovery Plan (PRADA)

0,50

Providing information on the Animal Transit Guide (GTA)

0,50

Providing information on the Forestry Guide or DOF

1,00

Providing information on monitoring forest exploitation

0,50

Availability of the Annual Forestry Grant Plan (PAOF)

1,00

Availability of the Sustainable Forest Management Plan (PMFS) and Authorization for Forest Exploitation (Autex)

1,00

Providing information on the creation of Conservation Units

0,50

Providing information on mapping Conservation Units

0,00

Availability of Environmental Licenses (LP, LI and LO)

1,00

Provision of information on Water Grants

1,00

Availability of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA)

0,50

Availability of Environmental Impact Reports (Rima)

0,50

Providing information on land regularization programs and projects

0,50

Providing information on land regularization applications

0,00

Providing information on the status of land regularization processes

0,00

Providing information on rural settlements

0,50

Providing information on land tenure conflicts

0,00

Providing information on Quilombola territories

0,50

Standards, Policies and Platforms

Regulation of the Access to Information Act

1,00

Existence of an Open Data Policy or Plan

0,00

Regulation of the Personal Data Protection Act (LGPD)

1,00

Existence of an Environmental Transparency Platform or Portal

1,00

Existence of an electronic Access to Information Service

1,00

Provision for a Protection Program for Human Rights Defenders, Communicators and Environmentalists

Existence of a norm establishing a policy and/or program for the protection of human rights defenders

1,00

Existence of mechanisms to protect women, indigenous people and members of traditional communities

0,00

Budget forecast for the program

0,00

Implementation of the Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, Communicators and Environmentalists

Execution of the program budget

0,00

Publication of information on program governance

0,25

Publication of information on the implementation of the program

0,25

Existence of formal inter-institutional coordination instruments for the protection, prevention and investigation of violence against environmental defenders

1,00

Decentralization of the program

0,00

Existence of an interdisciplinary support group

0,00

Participation bodies and complaint mechanisms

Existence of a joint collegiate body to monitor the program

0,33

Participation of the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Public Defender's Office in the collegiate body

1,00

Frequency of collegiate body meetings

0,00

Gender diversity in the collegiate body

0,00

Ethnic-racial diversity in the collegiate body

0,00

Existence of ombudsman or anonymous reporting channels for human rights violations

0,00

Existence of a whistleblower protection rule

1,00

Protection of journalists, communicators and media workers in the environmental field

Provision for the protection of journalists, communicators and media workers

0,00

Monitoring and publicizing reports of violence against journalists, communicators and media workers

0,00

Security forces for environmental defenders

Existence of mechanisms from the Secretariat/Ministry of Justice to guide the actions of public security agents in cases involving human rights defenders

0,00

Existence of Civil/Federal Police mechanisms to guide the actions of public security agents in cases involving human rights defenders

0,00

Existence of Military Police mechanisms to guide the actions of public security agents in cases involving human rights defenders

0,00

Civil/Federal Police training for public security agents in the protection of human rights defenders

0,00

Military Police training for public security agents in the protection of human rights defenders

0,00

The Secretariat/Ministry of Justice has a protocol on the use of body cameras in cases of land or environmental conflicts.

0,00

Existence of a protocol in the Civil/Federal Police on the use of body cameras in cases of land or environmental conflicts

0,33

Existence of a protocol in the Military Police on the use of body cameras in cases of land or environmental conflicts

0,33

Pará

44,6

pts

Regular

Access to justice

60,3

pts

60,3

pts

Access to justice

Access to Participation

36,8

pts

36,8

pts

Access to Participation

Access to Information

61,5

pts

61,5

pts

Access to Information

Defender Protection

20,0

pts

20,0

pts

Defender Protection

Pará performs well in access to information and justice, but fails in participation and protection of environmental defenders

Highlights of the Pará evaluation:

Full review

Judiciary

Public Prosecutor's Office

Public Defender's Office

Environmental Councils

Councils of Conservation Units

Public Hearings

Active transparency

Standards, Policies and Platforms

Provision for a Protection Program for Human Rights Defenders, Communicators and Environmentalists

Implementation of the Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, Communicators and Environmentalists

Participation bodies and complaint mechanisms

Protection of journalists, communicators and media workers in the environmental field

Security forces for environmental defenders

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