Os reflexos do sistema de gestão ambiental no Exército Brasileiro: o caso do 9º regimento de cavalaria blindado em São Gabriel-RS

Abstract

The present study on the environmental management System of the Brazilian Army (SIGAEB). Your goal is to present the actions taken and the impacts, positive and negative, their applicability, as well as discuss the effectiveness of such a system, in practice, in the context of military organizations, the main object of study the 9th Armored Cavalry Regiment (9ºRCB), in the city of São Gabriel-RS. From the concepts of sustainable development and environmental management, the work intends to analyze the environmental practices, the benefits and the difficulties inherent in Environmental Management Systems, particularly found in the Brazilian Army military organizations, in their final fractions of chain of subordination. The work method is to consider the various actions deployed in your organization, even those who aimed, at first, to sustainability, but caused impacts reflected in improvements to the environment. The main aspects addressed are those related to the rational use of resources, such as water and energy, production and disposal (collection, separation, storage and transportation) of the various waste, improvements in construction and reforms, practices related to the internal public, recovery actions, prevention and mitigation, environmental protection practices and minimisation of negative impacts, and other environmental improvements implemented in the Military Organization (OM). The result is the exhibition of various proposals noted in organization, with potential environmental impact, highlighted through actions of optimization of energy resources and water, reduced production and correct disposal of waste, practices related to quality of life at work, awareness-raising and training of members, bids and socio-environmental responsibility actions.