Regional Government of Lambayeque Adapts Environmental Commission to National Regulations

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The Regional Council of the Regional Government of Lambayeque unanimously approved a regional ordinance adapting the Regional Environmental Commission (CAR) to the Supreme Decree No. 014-2024-MINAM. This decision solidifies the commission's structure, defines its functions, and strengthens its multisectoral participation spaces for environmental planning and management. The new regulation will be published in the Official Gazette El Peruano and take effect the day after its publication. The Regional Environmental Commission is a technical space for consultation, comprising institutions from the public, private sector, academy, civil society, and community organizations, aimed at fulfilling the National Environment policy and implementing environmental management instruments. The commission's key functions include identifying environmental priorities, formulating regional climate change policies, biodiversity conservation, and solid waste management proposals, as well as monitoring environmental commitments by regional actors. The Regional General Management will preside over the CAR, while the Regional Management of Natural Resources and Environmental Management will oversee the Technical Secretariat.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Regional Council of the Regional Government of Lambayeque approved the adaptation of the Regional Environmental Commission (CAR) to the Supreme Decree No. 014-2024-MINAM.
  • The Supreme Decree regulates the National Environmental Management System.
  • The new internal regulation of the CAR Lambayeque replaces the document approved in 2017.
  • The adaptation responds to the mandate of the Ministry of Environment, promoting multisectoral participation spaces for environmental planning, articulation, and monitoring.
  • The CAR is a technical space for consultation composed of public, private sector, academy, civil society, and community organizations.
  • The commission's key functions include identifying environmental priorities, formulating regional climate change policies, biodiversity conservation, and solid waste management proposals, as well as monitoring environmental commitments by regional actors.
  • The Regional General Management presides over the CAR, whereas the Regional Management of Natural Resources and Environmental Management is responsible for the Technical Secretariat.
  • The new regulation reinforces the commission's structure, establishing clear functions for its presidency, technical secretariat, and specialized technical groups.

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