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El Salvador: Decentralization of Environmental Licenses

In the departments of La Paz and San Vicente procedures will be made through a local office, without having to go to the headquarters of the authority for the environment.

Thursday, August 27, 2015

From a statement issued by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN):

The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) in coordination with the Association of Municipalities Los Nonualcos, has set up a one-stop shop that will streamline procedures related to the environmental assessment process.

This office aims to get closer to users of the municipalities that are part of the Association of Los Nonualcos, composed of 16 municipalities in La Paz and two in San Vicente; and generate effective coordination and support between the two institutions.

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More Time to Comply with Environmental Permits

July 2018

In Guatemala, the government has extended until January 3, 2020, the timeframe for regularizing projects, works, industries or activities that do not have an environmental impact study.

Through agreement 137-2016, the government gave a period of two years for the environmental regularization of the different industries to take place, this period expired on July 11 of this year.

Expedited Environmental Procedures for Social Housing

August 2017

The government of Guatemala has announced the creation of a one-stop shop to manage environmental permits for social housing construction projects.

Through an agreement between the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) and the Central American Association for Housing, the single window will be implemented to make the process more expeditious.

El Salvador: Environmental Licenses Fast Tracked

November 2014

With a new system, the authorities promise to reduce the time for granting environmental permits from 70 to 49 days for high-impact projects, and 20-16 for mild impact ones.

According to a statement issued by the Salvadoran authorities, the new System of Environmental Impact Assessment (SEIA) "...

Processing of Environmental Permits Suspended for 90 Days

May 2013

The Costa Rican Construction Chamber has expressed its deep concern over the suspension enviromental permits for 90 calendar days by SETENA.

From a statement from the Costa Rican Chamber of Construction (CCC):

CCC CONCERNED ABOUT 90 DAY SUSPENSION OF PROCEDURES IN SETENA