An overview of environmental policy in Brazil since President Jair Bolsonaro took office in January 2019 suggests that the rise to power of a new political elite has led to a radical change in Brazil’s trajectory of climate change initiatives and environmental protection. The new elite is associated with the disruption of two factors historically relevant for the design of environmental policy: the participation of civil society in the governance of public policy and multilateralism in matters of environment policy.

The report presents the findings of applying a gamified approach to citizen engagement in policy making to facilitate public consultations on sustainable transportation in the Lake District National Park. The workshops trialling the new approach were conducted in two locations: Windemere and Keswick. A total of 33 participants took part in the workshops. The report includes the comments of local residents, small businesses and commuters on the series of policies addressing different aspect of sustainable consultation in the region.