GOVERNANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA
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https://doi.org/10.20873/uft.2447-4266.2025v11n1a11ptKeywords:
Governance; Sustainable development; Environmental issues; Tocantins.Abstract
The article seeks to reflect on governance in the institutionalization of environmental policies in the government of the state of Tocantins, with a focus on actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions resulting from deforestation and forest degradation based on the Jurisdictional Program for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) in the state of Tocantins. A timeline of governance actions aimed at sustainable development in Tocantins was built from theoretical research with bibliographic and documentary analysis, based on the regulation of the low greenhouse gas emission economy. The study showed that the successful institutionalization of the Tocantins Jurisdictional REDD+ implies expanding social participation and transparency of actions.
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