Reform of the SEIA regulations for the implementation of the Climate Change Law, the REP Law and the Escazú Agreement
April 6, 2023 · 1 min read
On 29 de marzo del presente año, el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente anunció la apertura del período de consulta pública a la primera fase de la reforma del Reglamento de Sistema de Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental, para adecuar la normativa a las nuevas leyes del sector: la Ley Marco de Cambio Climático, el Acuerdo de Escazú y a la Ley REP.
En relación con la Law on Climate ChangeIn relation to the Framework Law on Climate Change, the need to include the climate change variable in environmental assessments, considering the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and climate forcing, in addition to the long-term climate change strategy, among others, is noted.
Respecto de las adecuaciones debido a Escazú, Regarding the adjustments due to Escazú, the obligation to use simple and easy-to-understand language in the project description is established and a new “participatory monitoring” is included, which considers the citizenry. Likewise, citizen participation is opened to all EIS processes.
Respecto de la Ley REPWith respect to the REP Law, new parameters are set for waste and composting plants, among others.
Finally, new provisions regarding the review of the RCAs are indicated, opening this process also for the EISs and can now be initiated at the request of the Superintendence of the Environment.
Click here to review it. Environment Our Environment team prepared a report summarizing the main proposals of this new reform. You can read it here.
