La importancia del sistema nacional ambiental en la preservación y protección del medio ambiente Colombiano

Abstract

The 1991 Constitution developed the protection of the environment as one of its fundamental pillars, so much so that it is often pointed out that this was an environmental Political Charter. It is the role of the Office of the Auditor General of the Republic to monitor the function and performance of the Office of the Comptroller General of the Nation and of the territorial comptrollerships by constitutional mandate. These in turn exercise fiscal control over the Ministry of the Environment, the Regional Autonomous Corporations, the Departments, Municipalities and Districts, which are in charge of monitoring and safeguarding the environment in accordance with the assigned powers. This document seeks to highlight the importance of the role played by the Office of the Auditor General of the Republic, as a vigilant and influential entity in the Comptrollers' Offices, so that these in turn are aware of the environmental fiscal control of each supervisory entity.