PCI Barra do Garças

PCI Institute

PCI Mato Grosso

Cargill

Marfrig

COFCO International

FS Bioenergia

Forest Positive Coalition

McDonalds

Walmart

Nestle

Jerónimo Martins

Sainsbury's

Programme d’élevage durable de l’État du Pará

Carrefour

Local indicators

LandScale

Livestock

Corn

Indicator #0

Hectares of Forest Mapped

Hectares of forest protected

Recover 121,608 hectares of pasture with low productivity by 2023

Barra do Garças is located in the southeast of Mato Grosso state. Its economy is based on agriculture and&nbsp;tourism, with emphasis on the production of soy, rice, corn and livestock. It is located in the Cerrado biome and it is considered a transition region in terms of its agricultural production; historically a livestock region, now the grains are also expanding over the degraded pastureland areas. The total area of the municipality is 907.900 ha, of which 361.083 ha is dedicated to agriculture production and 505.421ha of preserved native vegetation, of which 211.112ha are indigenous land and 11.000ha are located inside a State Park.&nbsp; IDH, together with TNC and local stakeholders, have conducted a process designed to build a sustainable development vision for the municipality of Barra do Garças. This process, which took place in the first half of 2019, had as its main stages the engagement of local stakeholders, the agreement on intentions regarding the priorities for the municipality of Barra do Garças, the set-up of goals, and the consolidation of the common vision for the municipality through the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on June 2019. In December of 2019, a municipal law was issued creating the Barra do Garças PCI Program and, in July of 2020 a municipal decree was issued creating the Barra do Garças PCI Municipal Committee which will have the mandate to coordinate the implementation of the local strategy.&nbsp;

Barra do Garças PCI Compact 

Bananas

Sugar cane

Cocoa

Cassava

Cotton

Beef

Coffee

Rubber

Pork

Brazilian nuts

Honey

Fuel wood

Vegetables

Pineapple

ABOUT THE PCI STRATEGY
The PCI Strategy is a jurisdictional approach to sustainable rural development, bringing together public, private, and not-for profit actors around long-term goals in its three pillars: Produce, Conserve, and Include. It was launched in December 2015 at COP 21 with the objective of reducing emissions and enabling carbon sequestration through deforestation control coupled with the development of a low-carbon economy in the state. The strategy is based on building an agenda of convergence of interests in the state's agricultural economy, increasing (i) the efficiency of agricultural and forestry production (P axis); (ii) the conservation of remaining native vegetation and restoration of environmental liabilities (C axis); and (iii) the socioeconomic inclusion of family farming and traditional peoples and communities (I axis). The PCI (Produce, Conserve, and Include) strategy is fundamental for the state to achieve its goal of carbon neutrality by 2035. The PCI strategy aims to increase the sustainability of agricultural production by improving livestock productivity and expanding grain acreage on already cleared land; eliminate illegal deforestation; implement the Forest Code; reduce fires; and create financial compensation mechanisms to prevent legal deforestation. It also aims to support family farming and traditional and indigenous populations in accessing credit, technical assistance, institutional markets, and land regularization.
ABOUT THE PCI INSTITUTE
The PCI Institute is a private, non-profit organization, governed by the Government of Mato Grosso, the private sector, the productive sector, and organized by the civil society. Its objective is to support the state of Mato Grosso in raising and executing financial resources from national and international donors and investors for the implementation of the PCI strategy, promoting sustainable development and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The PCI Institute is regulated by Decree No. 46 of February 27, 2019, and by its Articles of Association

Mato Grosso State PCI Compact 

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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: <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-BR; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" ><a href="https://www.adepara.pa.gov.br/node/518">https://www.adepara.pa.gov.br/node/518</a> ).
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. &nbsp;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 COGES of the Sustainable Livestock Program of Pará is the program's governance body, with activities focused on articulate and integrate efforts between the public sector and the private sector, seeking sustainable development for livestock in the state of Pará, with socio-environmental responsibility and transparency at all stages of the production chain.&nbsp;
In addition, the Sustainable Livestock Program of Pará has an Advisory Board - composed of 22 institutions, including IDH – which has the function of presenting technical proposals to COGES, for evaluation and development of the Program, in addition to recommendations and environmental and legal manifestations.
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List of institutions participating in the Advisory Board:
- Friends of the Earth;
- Proforest Research and Education Association of Brazil;
-Association of Producers of the Araguaia Fields (APROCAMPO);
- Associação Paraense Pecuária Forte (APPF);
- Associação Rural da Pecuária do Pará (ARPP);
- Beckhauser;
- Bonneterre Tecnologia Agropecuária Ltda;
- CIRAD Brazil;
- DATAMARS Brasil Tecnologia Agropecuária Ltda;
- Earth Innovation Institute (EII);
- JBS Fund;
- IDH Brazil Sustainable Trade Initiative;
- AMZ Institute;
- Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM);
- Institute of Man and the Environment of the Amazon (IMAZON);
- International Institute for Sustainability (IIS);
- National Rural Learning Service (SENAR-PA);
- Union of Rural Producers of Uruará (SINPRUR);
- Union of Rural Producers of Tucumã and Ourilândia do Norte;
- Rural Union of Altamira (SIRALTA);
- Fundação Solidaridad;
- WWF Brazil - World Wide Fund for Nature;
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Strategic axes:
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Integrity Axis: Actions to support land and environmental regularization, from technical to development. Structuring and scaling of more Centers for Assistance to Producers and Breeders (NAPs) in the state. Continuous territorial monitoring and management of socio-environmental risks. Chain integrity and&nbsp;due diligence platforms for buyers. Payment models for environmental services (PES), compensations and environmental economic instruments.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Traceability Axis: Technological infrastructure in the field (earrings, readers, and rural connectivity). Data, analytics and complicate platform for deforestation-free farms. Operational services for the implementation and maintenance of traceability at scale. Thematic connection actions with markets.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Axis of strengthening, adding value and incentives: technical assistance oriented to productive and economic results. Sustainable intensification and recovery of productive areas. Model property structuring and annual recurring revenue. Economic incentives linked to socio-environmental performance. Segregated chains, certifications and product differentiation.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">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 adherence, behavior, and practice change.</li>
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Document produced by SEMAS with the aim of providing clear and practical guidelines on the guidelines, procedures and responsibilities of actors involved in the Commercial Requalification in Pará.
Since Commercial Requalification is an instrument of the Sustainable Livestock Program of Pará and is referenced in the Term of Conduct Adjustment (TAC) signed between the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) and meatpacking companies operating in the Amazon, known as the Legal Meat TAC, this document was submitted to COGES for review, as well as reviewed and approved by the MPF.
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Sustainable Livestock Program of the State of Pará

Supported Initiatives

Barra do Garças PCI Compact

Mato Grosso State PCI Compact

Sustainable Livestock Program of the State of Pará