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Environmental Law Journal becomes part of Scielo Chile
The publication edited by the Environmental Law Center will be part of an open access collection of Chilean scientific journals in all areas of knowledge.
The Environmental Law Journal, edited by the Environmental Law Center of the Law School of the University of Chile, was admitted to be part of the SciELO - Chile Scientific Electronic Library.
SciELO - Chile is an open access collection of texts from Chilean scientific journals, from all areas of knowledge, which predominantly publish articles resulting from scientific research, and which uses peer review of the manuscripts they receive, which show a growing performance in the indicators of compliance with the indexing criteria.
"We are very pleased with this recognition, which is the result of an effort of continuous improvement of the editorial processes developed by the editorial team, which has resulted in the growing increase in the quality of the articles published over the years," said the director of the Journal, Prof. Valentina Durán Medina, adding "we are grateful for the support of the Faculty, which through its Dean, Prof. Pablo Ruiz-Tagle, and the Journals Program of the Research Department, headed by Prof. Daniel Álvarez, has provided permanent support to the work of the journal."
"Once the collaboration agreement between the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile and the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID) is signed, the full incorporation of the journal to this collection will take place, starting in 2022" explained the editor Jorge Ossandón Rosales.
This good news is in addition to the admission, in 2020, of the Environmental Law Journal to the SCOPUS database.
As a result, in 2022 the Environmental Law Journal will already be indexed in Scopus, Redib, DOAJ and Latindex, in addition to ScIELO, with the support of SISIB and the Journals Program of the Research Department of the Law School of the Universidad of Chile.
It should be noted that Issue 16 of this biannual journal will be published on December 31.
Is agreement a criterion for determining the adequacy of environmental measures?
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Abstract
More than ten years have passed since the incorporation of indigenous consultation within the Environmental Impact Assessment System in Chile. A significant proportion of these consultations have culminated in agreements between the Environmental Assessment Service and participating indigenous groups. The article analyzes the content of these agreements. Specifically, the study evaluates the adequacy of the mitigation, remediation or compensation measures agreed upon during consultations conducted between 2013 and 2022 within the environmental assessment of nonconventional renewable energy projects. The findings reveal that, in many cases, these agreed-upon measures are not environmentally appropriate to address the significant impacts identified during the assessment process. They often fail to align with the principles of the mitigation hierarchy or comply with the requirements established in the environmental regulation. The study concludes by reflecting on the need to rethink the Environmental Impact Assessment System structure. It emphasizes the importance of disentangling environmental discussions from broader community expectations to ensure an appropriate approach that addresses both environmental justice and indigenous development.
Keywords:
Environmental Impact Assesement , Indigenous consultation , mitigation measures , indigenous self determination , environmental protectionReferences
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