The importation of environmental licensing in Paraíba for riverbed sand extraction

Abstract

Geologically, the term sand is defined as a detrital material with varying size of use, composed mainly of quartz particles, but other minerals can also be found, such as feldspar, mica and tourmaline. With significant growth in construction in recent years, there has been a demand for sand exploration, which is one of the main natural resources to supply this market. Sand extraction is important for the socioeconomic development of the state of Paraíba, however, be aware of the environmental impact that this activity provides, such as: erosive processes and changes in the river stream geomorphology. In this context, this research aims to present the importance of developing the exploration of this mineral properly. Thus, the positive and negative environmental impacts are presented, and especially the procedures to perform the Environmental Licensing of an area in the municipality of São João do Cariri-PB, as it is common as companies that work underground.