Título:	Setback for sustainability: Brazil’s new licensing law threatens climate and biodiversity goals.
Autor:	PENEDO, T. S. de A. AGOSTINI, K. RECH, A. R. SARAIVA, A. M. VIANA, B. F. JOLY, C. A. BOSCOLO, D. VARASSIN, I. G. SALIM, J. A. HIPÓLITO, J. MAUES, M. M. WOLOWSKI, M. GHILARDI-LOPES, N. P. MARINI-FILHO, O. J. BERGAMO, P. J. MARUYAMA, P. K. FREITAS, L.
Afiliación:	THIAGO SERRANO DE ALMEIDA PENEDO, JARDIM BOTÂNICO DO RIO DE JANEIRO KAYNA AGOSTINI, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SÃO CARLOS ANDRÉ RODRIGO RECH, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DOS VALES DO JEQUITINHONHA E MUCURI ANTÓNIO MAURO SARAIVA, UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO BLANDINA FELIPE VIANA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA BAHIA CARLOS ALFREDO JOLY, UNIVERSIDADE DE CAMPINAS DANILO BOSCOLO, UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO ISABELA GALARDA VARASSIN, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARANÁ JOSÉ AUGUSTO SALIM, UNIVERSIDADE DE CAMPINAS JULIANA HIPÓLITO, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DA MATA ATLÂNTICA MARCIA MOTTA MAUES, CPATU MARINA WOLOWSKI, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE ALFENAS NATALIA PIRANI GHILARDI-LOPES, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC ONILDO JOAO MARINI-FILHO, INSTITUTO CHICO MENDES DE CONSERVAÇÃO DA BIODIVERSIDADE PEDRO JOAQUIM BERGAMO, UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL PAULISTA "JÚLIO DE MESQUITA FILHO" PIETRO KIYOSHI MARUYAMA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MINAS GERAIS LEANDRO FREITAS, JARDIM BOTÂNICO DO RIO DE JANEIRO.
Año:	2026
Referencia:	Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, v. 24, n. 3, p. 287-293, 2026.
Descripción:	Brazil’s recent environmental licensing reform exposes a contradiction between national regulation and international climate and biodiversity commitments. Law No. 15.190/2025 narrows analytical scope, expands exemptions, weakens preventive mechanisms, and shifts responsibilities to subnational authorities with uneven technical capacity. Although environmental impact assessments remain formally required, the law reduces their applicability and overlooks indirect, cumulative, and synergistic impacts. It also omits ecosystem services, despite scientific consensus on their role in climate regulation, water provision, soil protection, and pollination. This omission underestimates socio-environmental risks and undermines resilience, food security, and long-term planning. This contradiction is evident in Brazil’s renewed international engagement, including its role as host of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém. To align national regulation with global commitments, integrating ecosystem services into licensing, alongside transparency and impact data disclosure, is urgently needed.
Thesagro:	Impacto Ambiental
Palabras clave:	Serviços ecossistêmicos Licenciamento ambiental Compensação ambiental
ISSN:	2530-0644.
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecon.2026.05.002
Tipo de Material:	Artigo de periódico
Acceso:	openAccess
Aparece en las colecciones:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPATU)