Brazil

National Committee for the Sustainable Development of Traditional Peoples and Communities

The National Committee for the Sustainable Development of Traditional Peoples and Communities is a collegial, deliberative and consultative committee. The committee?s main responsibility is to "build collective action of equal representation of the public sector and non-governmental organizations to strengthen the social, economic, cultural and environmental situation of traditional peoples and communities". Its main tasks are to propose principles and guidelines for government policies linked to the sustainable development of traditional peoples and communities, and coordinate and monitor the implementation of the National Policy for the Sustainable Development of Traditional Peoples and Communities. The commission is comprised of 30 representatives, 15 of which belong to federal agencies and entities, and 15, to civil society organizations.

Institutional design

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Formalization: is the innovation embedded in the constitution or legislation, in an administrative act, or not formalized at all?

Frequency: how often does the innovation take place: only once, sporadically, or is it permanent or regular?

Mode of Selection of Participants: is the innovation open to all participants, access is restricted to some kind of condition, or both methods apply?

Type of participants: those who participate are individual citizens, civil society organizations, private stakeholders or a combination of those?

Decisiveness: does the innovation takes binding, non-binding or no decision at all?

Co-governance: is there involvement of the government in the process or not?

Formalization
only backed by a governmental program or policy 
Frequency
regular
Mode of selection of participants
restricted 
Type of participants
civil society  
Decisiveness
democratic innovation yields a non-binding decision  
Co-Governance
yes 

Means


  • Deliberation
  • Direct Voting
  • E-Participation
  • Citizen Representation

Ends


  • Accountability
  • Responsiveness
  • Rule of Law
  • Political Inclusion
  • Social Equality

Policy cycle

Agenda setting
Formulation and decision-making
Implementation
Policy Evaluation

Sources

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