Benefits and barriers of public transparency in Rural Environmental Registry data

Abstract Public transparency is important for society to increase confidence in public authorities, democratically participate decisions, and monitor governmental actions related environmental control. This study aimed analyze the benefits problems/risks associated with information disclosure about private land conservation context of Rural Environmental Registry (CAR, its Portuguese acronym). A systematic review was performed. The selected articles went through Content Analysis, resulting lists problems, which based questionnaires applied CAR stakeholders. main problem identified landowners’ fear declared use, while benefit contribution effectiveness programs. Thus, social function property justifies hierarchical information.