This Decree establishes the Amazon Seal Programme, within the scope of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services. The Programme aims to develop national guidelines for the standardization and certification of industrialized services and products proven to be produced in the Legal Amazon, using raw materials and inputs from the biodiversity of the Amazon biome. The objectives of the Amazon Seal Programme are: recognize and promote services and products originating from the Legal Amazon biome, in a socio-economically and environmentally sustainable manner; increase quality and boost the growth and competitiveness of services and industrialized products of the Legal Amazon biome; contribute to reducing inequality and to the sustainable development of the Legal Amazon; strengthen the bioeconomy with a positive impact along the production chains in the Legal Amazon industry; provide an accurate and verifiable information tool for products and services from the Legal Amazon; expand the inclusion of Amazon bioeconomy products in national markets and global value chains; and recognize and value the production and knowledge of indigenous peoples, traditional peoples and communities and family farmers.
Brésil · 2024-11-29