Scientific Knowledge and Evidence in Planning of Government Regulatory Action

Regulatory planning, in contexts of uncertainty and risk, requires information and knowledge, today more than ever. Evidence is an enormously valuable resource for the formulation of legal norms and decision making in the Anthropocene. To explore capacities and channels of knowledge transfer and scientific-technical advice for planning and regulatory design is an unpostponable and growing demand. The subject matter is directly linked and cannot be separated from the socio-legal perspective. The use of evidence for making regulations establishes links between legal norms and reality. And this would allow in same way to make evaluation of results and analysis of regulatory action effectiveness.