Geotecnologias aplicadas na defesa do meio ambiente em municípios da Rota de Integração Latino-Americana: a atuação do Ministério Público do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul via Centro Integrado de Pesquisa e Proteção Ambiental, Brasil

The exploitation of natural resources and their impacts on ecosystems requires concern and efficient action. The environmental agenda is present in the government. The Public Prosecution Office acts in environmental defense in order to guarantee the right to an ecologically balanced environment for current and future generations. This study presents the results obtained by the Integrated Center for Environmental Protection and Research at the Dom Bosco Catholic University (CEIPPAM/UCDB) through technical opinions produced in response to the demands of the Public Prosecution Office of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, in the environmental area, considering the Latin American Integration Route, in the Pantanal and Cerrado biomes, as a study area. The results showed that Aquidauana, Bodoquena, and Bonito were the municipalities with the highest rates of environmental irregularities, where the classes of land use called Remaining Vegetation and Environmental Preservation Area were the most affected by the environmental damage identified.