The Sustainable Livestock Program of Pará was launched during COP 28, in Dubai (2023), marking the state of Pará as a pioneer in the individual traceability of cattle and buffaloes in Brazil.

The program seeks to ensure that livestock production in Pará is sustainable, allowing products from farms to meet the needs of the requirements of factories and markets, including international ones (Video available in: https://www.adepara.pa.gov.br/node/518 ).

Data from the Agricultural Management System (SIGEAGRO) of the Agricultural Defense Agency of the State of Pará (ADEPARÁ) indicate that ParIt has the second largest herd in the country, with 26 million cattle, and the first in buffaloes with 782 thousand head of buffaloes, more than 70% concentrated in Marajó.

The program was established through Decree No. 3,533, of November 27, 2023, which instituted the "Program for the Integrity and Development of the Production Chain of Cattle Cattle in Pará" and created SRBIPA.  Decree No. 4,754, of June 24, 2025, conferred on ADEPARÁ the strategic, financial and operational management of the Sustainable Livestock Program in Pará.

The program is managed by a Management Council (COGES), composed of representatives of several state secretariats, such as the State Secretariat for the Environment and Sustainability (SEMAS), State Secretariat for Agricultural Development and Fisheries (SEDAP), State Secretariat for Family Agriculture of Pará (SEAF), Agricultural Defense Agency of the State of Pará (ADEPARÁ), Land Institute of Pará (ITERPA), as well as representatives of organized civil society, the private sector and the third sector, composed of: Institute of Forest and Agricultural Management and Certification (IMAFLORA), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Federation of Agriculture and Livestock of Pará (FAEPA), Federation of Industries of the State of Pará (FIEPA), Association of Breeders of the State of Pará (ACRIPARÁ), Brazilian Association of Meat Exporting Industries (ABIEC), Federation of Agricultural Workers of the State of Pará (FETAGRI) and Federation of Rural Workers and Family Farmers of the State of Pará (FETRAF).

 The Sustainable Livestock Program in Pará is implemented in the following Strategic axes:

• Integrity Axis:
  •  Actions to support land and environmental regularization, from technical to development;
  • Structuring and scaling of more Centers of Service to Producers and Breeders (NAPs) in the state;
  • Continuous territorial monitoring and management of socio-environmental risks;
  • Chain integrity and due diligence platforms for buyers;
  • Payment models for environmental services (PES), offsets and environmental economic instruments.
• Axis Traceability:
  • Technological infrastructure in the field (earrings, readers and rural connectivity).
  • Data platform, analytics and complications for deforestation-free access.
  • Operational services for the implementation and maintenance of traceability at scale.
  • Actions to connect with markets.

• Axis of strengthening, adding value and incentives:
  • Technical assistance oriented to productive and economic results.
  • Sustainable intensification and recovery of productive areas.
  • Structuring of model properties and annual recurring revenue.
  • Economic incentives linked to socio-environmental performance.
  • Segregated chains, certifications, and product differentiation.
• Communication, engagement and training axis:
  • Technical and managerial training programs for producers.
  • Territorial strategies for communication and continuous engagement.
  • Educational platforms, technical materials and membership campaigns.
  • Training of local leaders and multipliers.
  • Monitoring of adherence, behavior, and practice change.