Environmental permitting still has a vital role to play in underpinning industries such as the oil sector, an official with Brazil’s federal environmental agency Ibama told Upstream this week.
“The environmental permitting procedure is an important aspect of guaranteeing the sustainability of the industry and legitimising its activities in the eyes of society,” said Ibama licensing director Larissa Amorim.
Ibama’s licensing activities are likely to come under closer scrutiny in the coming months and years.
