Unica

What Unica does

UNICA — Cooperativa de Trabalho dos Profissionais de Agrárias do Estado do Pará — is a worker cooperative of 11 specialized engineering professionals founded in 2019 and headquartered in Belém, Pará, Brazil. The company delivers environmental consulting and rural technical services to clients across Pará state, organized into five service areas: Rural Area (CAR registration, CCIR certification, georeferencing), Environmental Area (environmental licensing, EIA/RIMA, PRAD, PGRS), Aquaculture and Fishery Resources (vessel inspection, aquaculture licensing, fish farming technical assistance), Forestry (inventory, management plans, reforestation), and Agronomy (soil analysis, agronomic prescription). Two additional lines — socioenvironmental project development for traditional communities and the UNICAPACITA training program — round out the portfolio. The company holds an exclusive certification from the Secretaria de Aquicultura e Pesca do Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (SAP/MAPA) designating UNICA as the only company authorized to perform fishing vessel inspection procedures in Pará state.

Revenue is generated entirely through professional services, organized along two distinct go-to-market motions. The first is sales-led direct consulting — environmental regularization, licensing, vessel inspection, and agronomic services billed as fee-for-service engagements to rural property owners, fishing fleet operators, and commercial enterprises. The second is event-driven grant capture: UNICA responds to public funding calls (editais) from institutions such as Banco da Amazônia, Fundo Casa Socioambiental, and parliamentary amendments, executing socioenvironmental projects on behalf of traditional Amazonian communities (quilombola settlements, family farmer cooperatives such as COOAFAV and APAMM). To date, four socioenvironmental projects have been approved and are at various stages of execution. Customer engagement is project-based with no public pricing or recurring subscription model disclosed, and marketing is conducted primarily through organic social channels (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook) and a content blog.

Ownership and governance follow the cooperative structure — members hold cooperative equity and voting rights, led by a Diretora Presidente (Clayciane Santos do Nascimento), Diretora Administrativa (Ricarla Romilia Viana dos Santos), an Administrative Council, and a Fiscal Council. No external investors, parent company, or institutional capital is indicated. The business exhibits dual identities as both a commercial consultancy serving paying clients and a mission-oriented grant executor serving traditional communities in the Amazon — a positioning that constrains direct comparability to traditional for-profit service firms but creates differentiated access to public funding pipelines.

Name

Unica

Legal name

UNICA - Cooperativa de Trabalho dos Profissionais de Agrárias do Estado do Pará

Website

https://unicanarede.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UNICA is a Brazilian worker cooperative of 11 specialized engineering professionals in Belém, Pará, delivering environmental consulting, rural technical services, and socioenvironmental project development for traditional Amazonian communities, rural property owners, and Pará's fishing sector — and is the only SAP/MAPA-certified fishing vessel inspector in Pará state.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Rural Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Engineering Services (541330), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Engineering Services (8711), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Compliance & Permitting (BPAHAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Permitting & Impact Assessment (EIA/NEPA) (BPAIAMAK), Nature, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Conservation (BPADALAE), Ecosystem Services & Natural Capital Programs (Water, Biodiversity Credits, PES) (IMAMAJAK), Architecture, Planning & Surveying (AIA, Planning, Land Surveyor CE) (EDAAALAG)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• Rural property regularization
• Environmental licensing services
• Fisheries engineering consulting
• Socioenvironmental project management

Headquarters

HQ city

Belém

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for environmental regularization including CAR (Rural Environmental Registry), environmental licensing, water rights, CCIR certificates, and environmental studies such as EIA/RIMA, PRAD, PGRS, and environmental feasibility studies.
2. Rural Technical Services: Services including rural property georeferencing, productive rural diagnostics, agronomic prescription, soil analysis interpretation, and technical responsibility for seedling production.
3. Socioenvironmental Project Development: Design and execution of socioenvironmental projects for traditional communities, funded by development banks and socioenvironmental funds, focusing on sustainable development, climate change adaptation, and food security.
4. Aquaculture and Fishing Services: Fish vessel inspection services, aquaculture project development and execution, aquaculture environmental licensing, fish farmer registration, fishing vessel and company regularization, and technical management assistance for fish farming.
5. Forestry Services: Urban landscaping and arborization projects, risk suppression technical reports, forest suppression, forest inventory, timber activity licensing, reforestation projects, nursery planning and technical responsibility, and forest management planning.
6. Training and Capacity Building: Professional and student training in Agronomy, Environmental Engineering, Fishing Engineering, and Forestry Engineering, including courses, lectures, and events.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

UNICA is a cooperative of engineering professionals offering environmental consulting and rural technical services focused on the Amazon region of Pará, Brazil. The company delivers environmental regularization (CAR, licensing, CCIR, water rights, georeferencing), environmental impact studies (EIA/RIMA, PRAD, PGRS), fishing vessel inspection (under exclusive SAP/MAPA certification), aquaculture and forestry services, agronomic services, and socioenvironmental project development for traditional communities. It also provides training and capacity-building programs in agronomy, environmental engineering, fishing engineering, and forestry engineering.

Product overview

UNICA is a cooperative of engineering professionals offering a comprehensive portfolio of environmental and rural services primarily focused on the Amazon region of Pará, Brazil. The company provides environmental regularization services (CAR, licensing, CCIR), rural property services, aquaculture and fisheries services, forestry services, and agronomy services. Additionally, UNICA develops socioenvironmental projects for traditional communities. The service portfolio is organized into five main areas: Rural Area, Environmental Area, Aquaculture and Fishery Resources, Forestry, and Agronomy. UNICA is uniquely certified by SAP/MAPA as the only authorized fishing vessel inspection entity in Pará.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cadastro Ambiental Rural (CAR) Rural Environmental Registry service for properties in Brazil, part of UNICA's Rural Area service portfolio for farmers and landowners requiring environmental compliance registration.
• Licenciamento Ambiental Environmental licensing services for enterprises and individuals, covering location, installation, expansion, and operation licensing for potentially polluting activities.
• Outorga de Direito de Uso dos Recursos Hídricos Water resource usage rights authorization service for rural properties requiring legal access to water resources.
• Certificado de Cadastro do Imóvel Rural (CCIR) Rural property registration certificate service for land regularization and documentation.
• Georreferenciamento de Propriedades Rurais Georeferencing services for rural properties to ensure proper land documentation and accurate boundary mapping.
• Diagnóstico Produtivo Rural (DRP) Rural productive diagnostic service analyzing agricultural production conditions, constraints, and improvement opportunities for rural properties.
• Receituário Agronômico Agronomic prescription service for crop management, input recommendations, and agricultural productivity planning.
• Interpretação e Análise de Solo Soil interpretation and analysis service for agricultural planning and productivity improvement.
• Estudo de Impacto Ambiental / Relatório de Impacto Ambiental (EIA/RIMA) Environmental impact assessment studies and reports prepared for development projects requiring regulatory approval.
• Plano de Recuperação de Áreas Degradadas (PRAD) Degraded area recovery plan service within the Environmental Area portfolio, supporting restoration of impacted land.
• Plano de Gestão/Gerenciamento de Resíduos Sólidos (PGRS) Solid waste management plan service for enterprises and facilities to comply with waste regulations.
• Sistemas de Gestão Ambiental (SGA) Environmental management systems service supporting organizational sustainability compliance and certification readiness.
• Vistoria de Embarcação de Pesca Fishing vessel inspection service; UNICA is certified by SAP/MAPA as the only authorized entity in Pará state for inspecting fishing vessels, gear (petrechos), and equipment for fleet regularization.
• Levantamento de Ictiofauna Fish fauna survey service for aquatic resource assessment and biodiversity studies.
• Assistência Técnica e Gerencial de Piscicultura Technical and managerial assistance for fish farming including management plans and professional training for aquaculture producers.
• Regularização aquícola e de pesca Aquaculture and fishing regularization services including aquiculturist registration, fishing licenses, fishing vessel permits, and fishing company licensing.
• Inventário Florestal Forest inventory service for timber and non-timber resource assessment.
• Plano de Manejo Florestal Forest management plan service supporting sustainable forest resource use and regulatory compliance.
• Reflorestamento Reforestation service including project development, execution, and monitoring of forest restoration initiatives.
• Projetos Socioambientais Socioenvironmental project development and execution for traditional communities in the Amazon, including 4 approved projects addressing climate change adaptation, food security, and agricultural technology implementation.
• Capacitações e Treinamentos Training and capacity building for professionals and students in Agronomy, Environmental Engineering, Fisheries Engineering, and Forestry Engineering, including courses, lectures, and events.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4 socioenvironmental projects approved and executed since founding, benefiting multiple traditional communities
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Instituto de Desenvolvimento Rural Sem Fronteiras (IDR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Strategic development partner for rural and agricultural projects. IDR collaborates with UNICA in implementing socioenvironmental initiatives, particularly in the Peixe Verde project for quilombola community development.
• SINPABA - Sindicato de Pesca Artesanais do Baixo AcarasupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Union of artisanal fishermen partners with UNICA on fishing-related projects, contributing local knowledge and community connections for sustainable fishing initiatives.
• Aquaplus LTDAsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Aquaculture company partner providing technical expertise and support for fish farming projects implemented by UNICA in traditional communities.
• Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia (UFRA)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Academic partner for the Pisciculture Specialization project, providing educational programming in partnership with UNICA for capacity building in fish farming techniques.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Imazon (Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazônia): One of Brazil's leading Amazon research institutes producing forestry monitoring, environmental economics, and land-use studies. Overlaps with UNICA's environmental consulting, forestry inventory, and reforestation services in Pará, with shared grant-driven project funding model.
• Ecoa (Brazilian environmental consulting): Brazilian environmental consulting firm delivering EIA, licensing, and sustainability services to corporate clients. Direct overlap with UNICA's environmental licensing and EIA/RIMA portfolio, competing for the same regulated enterprises in Brazilian states.
• Imaflora: Brazilian institute promoting sustainable forestry and agriculture through certification, auditing, and rural extension. Comparable to UNICA in rural technical services, forestry management, and agronomy support for Amazon-region producers seeking compliance and sustainability credentials.
• IPAM (Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia): Amazon environmental research and policy institute delivering projects on climate adaptation, land use, and traditional communities in Pará and the broader Brazilian Amazon. Comparable to UNICA in mission, geography, and reliance on institutional grant funding for socioenvironmental outcomes.
• Idesam (Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável da Amazônia): Amazon-focused sustainable development institute that executes socioenvironmental projects in traditional communities using grant and impact funding. Highly comparable to UNICA's socioenvironmental project model, with overlapping geographic focus in the Brazilian Amazon and similar community-based delivery approach.
• Gea Ambiental: Brazilian environmental consulting firm providing licensing, environmental studies, and rural regularization services. Directly comparable to UNICA's environmental consulting service line, particularly CAR, CCIR, EIA/RIMA, and PRAD work for rural and enterprise clients.

Broad incumbents

• Way Carbon: Established Brazilian environmental and climate consultancy offering ESG, carbon, and sustainability advisory to corporates and governments. Overlaps with UNICA's environmental consulting and compliance services (EIA/RIMA, PGRS, EMS) at a broader geographic and enterprise-client scale.

Emerging players

• Carbonext: Brazilian climate solutions company developing nature-based carbon credit and ESG projects in the Amazon. Comparable to UNICA's socioenvironmental project work, particularly reforestation and community-based conservation, with overlapping project funding channels (BASA, impact investors).
• Biofílica: Brazilian environmental impact solutions developer operating reforestation and nature-based project portfolios in the Amazon. Comparable to UNICA's forestry, reforestation, and socioenvironmental project streams, with similar Amazonian geographic focus and grant/credit funding mix.

Regional players

• FAUNAGRO: Brazilian agribusiness and environmental consultancy providing technical assistance, regulatory support, and sustainable agriculture services. Comparable to UNICA's rural area and agronomy offerings, with overlapping focus on rural property compliance and producer technical support.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookweb.facebook.com/unicacpa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/unicacpa
• Instagraminstagram.com/unicanarede

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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