In order to protect the environment at the local level, the Ministry of the Environment, Nature Protection and Sustainable Development (MINEPDED) has given municipalities the power to ensure the application and strict compliance with environmental texts and laws. In other words, it is up to the municipality to ensure that the promoters of activities in their district that have a negative impact on the environment take measures to reduce it through the development of the environmental impact notice.

The Environmental Impact Notice (NIE) is a document in which a promoter outlines the impacts of his activity on the environment and proposes measures to be taken1. And all of these measures that it must respect constitute the environmental specifications.