Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente e Sustentabilidade | SEMAS

What Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente e Sustentabilidade | SEMAS does

SEMAS (Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente e Sustentabilidade) is the environmental regulatory and management agency of the State of Pará in northern Brazil, established in 2007 under Decreto Estadual nº 746/2007 and headquartered in Belém. The agency holds exclusive state-mandated authority over environmental licensing, monitoring, and enforcement for activities of regional or state impact in Pará, which encompasses a significant portion of the eastern Amazon basin. SEMAS operates approximately 25 specialized digital systems organized around three environmental agendas: Agenda Azul (water resources), Agenda Marrom (pollution control), and Agenda Verde (forest preservation and biodiversity).

The agency's technology platform is built around interconnected regulatory systems. Core platforms include CAR (Cadastro Ambiental Rural) for rural property registration under Brazil's Forest Code, SIMLAM (Sistema de Monitoramento e Licenciamento Ambiental) for environmental licensing and process tracking, LDI (Lista de Desmatamento Ilegal) for real-time illegal deforestation monitoring, HIDROMET for hydrometeorological data, CBPA for dam safety registry, SISFLORA for forest product supply chain tracking, and SEIRH/SIGERH/CERH for water resources management. Citizen-facing services are delivered through SIGO (integrated ombudsman), SIC-PA (access to information, with iOS and Android mobile apps), and the Selo Verde certification program for sustainable agriculture. The platform architecture is proprietary and state-owned.

SEMAS generates funding from three sources: environmental licensing and permit fees (regulated by COEMA Resolution nº 117), environmental fines and penalties for violations, and annual budget allocations from the Government of the State of Pará. Service delivery combines 24/7 digital self-service portals with physical headquarters service (08:00-14:00, Belém) and mobile applications. Primary users are rural landowners requiring CAR registration and Forest Code compliance, enterprises subject to environmental licensing (construction, agriculture, mining, infrastructure), municipal governments with delegated licensing authority via SISLAM, and citizens accessing ombudsman and transparency services.

Name

Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente e Sustentabilidade | SEMAS

Legal name

Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente e Sustentabilidade (SEMAS)

Website

https://semas.pa.gov.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

SEMAS is Pará's state environmental regulatory agency, operating 25+ digital systems for environmental licensing, deforestation monitoring, water resource management, and rural property registration across the eastern Amazon, serving rural landowners, enterprises, municipalities, and citizens.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Regulatory Services

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412), Administration of Conservation Programs (924120), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (92411), Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Permitting & Impact Assessment (EIA/NEPA) (BPAIAMAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

NEPA/EA/EIS & Public Consultation (EUAHAAAB), Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMP) & Permit Compliance Support (EUAHAAAF), Forest Inventory, Mapping & Monitoring (GIS/Remote Sensing/MRV) (IMAMAJAB), Monitoring, Survival Surveys & Carbon/MRV Services (Remote Sensing, Field Audits) (AFAMACAO), Nature & Biodiversity Reporting (TNFD, natural capital) (EUAHAJAM), Forest Certification, Compliance & Chain-of-Custody Support (AFAMAAAH)

Keywords

• Environmental licensing services
• Forest code compliance
• Water resource management
• Environmental monitoring systems
• Regulatory environmental services

Headquarters

HQ city

Belém

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Environmental Licensing Fees: Fees collected for environmental licenses, authorizations, and permits for enterprises and activities subject to environmental regulation. Includes fees for water rights (outorgas), vegetation suppression, and other environmental authorizations.
2. Environmental Fines and Penalties: Financial penalties collected from environmental violations and infractions, including late payment processing for DAEs (Documento de Arrecadação Estadual).
3. State Government Budget Allocation: Annual budget allocation from the Pará state government for operational activities, environmental programs, and public service delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

SEMAS provides comprehensive environmental regulatory and management services for the State of Pará, Brazil, including environmental licensing and permitting for enterprises and projects, rural property registration via CAR (Cadastro Ambiental Rural), water resource management (outorgas), forest product tracking, illegal deforestation monitoring, pollution control, and citizen services through ombudsman and access-to-information platforms. The agency manages three environmental agendas — Agenda Azul (water resources), Agenda Marrom (pollution control), and Agenda Verde (forest preservation and biodiversity) — supported by a portfolio of specialized digital systems operated statewide.

Product overview

SEMAS (Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente e Sustentabilidade do Pará) is a government environmental management agency offering a comprehensive platform of environmental management services for the State of Pará. The portfolio includes core regulatory systems organized around three environmental agendas: Agenda Azul (water resources), Agenda Marrom (pollution control), and Agenda Verde (forest preservation and biodiversity). Key systems include CAR (Rural Environmental Registry), SIMLAM (Environmental Monitoring and Licensing), Licenciamento Ambiental (Environmental Licensing), and various specialized systems for dam safety (CBPA), water resources (CERH, SEIRH, SIGERH), deforestation monitoring (LDI), and forest product tracking (SISFLORA, DCC). The platform also includes citizen-facing services through SIGO (citizen services) and SIC-PA (access to information), plus the Selo Verde certification program for sustainable agriculture verification. Additionally, there is a Library (Biblioteca SEMAS) for environmental documentation and an Ombudsman's office (Ouvidoria) for citizen complaints and feedback.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Licenciamento Ambiental (Environmental Licensing) Environmental licensing system for managing environmental permits, licenses, and authorization processes for businesses and projects subject to state environmental regulation.
• CAR - Cadastro Ambiental Rural (Rural Environmental Registry) Rural Environmental Registry system for registration, monitoring, rectification, and consultation of rural properties under Brazil's Forest Code (Lei 12.651/2012).
• SIMLAM Público - Sistema de Monitoramento e Licenciamento Ambiental Public-facing environmental monitoring and licensing system enabling citizens to query environmental processes and documents.
• SIMLAM Técnico - Sistema de Monitoramento e Licenciamento Ambiental Technical environmental monitoring and licensing system for government staff to manage and process environmental permits and compliance.
• SISLAM - Sistema de Licenciamento Ambiental Municipal Municipal environmental licensing system enabling municipalities to manage local environmental permits within their jurisdiction.
• Agenda Azul (Blue Agenda) Environmental agenda focused on the management and regulation of water resources in the State of Pará, including outorga (water use permits).
• Agenda Marrom (Brown Agenda) Environmental agenda focused on the prevention and control of environmental pollution from industrial and commercial activities.
• Agenda Verde (Green Agenda) Environmental agenda focused on the preservation of forest cover and biodiversity in the State of Pará.
• SIGO PA - Sistema Integrado de Gestão e Ouvidoria Government citizen service platform used for registering and tracking complaints, praise, suggestions, and functional denunciations through an integrated management and ombudsman system.
• SIC PA - Sistema de Informação ao Cidadão Transparency and access to public information system used for registering requests for public information under Brazil's access to information law.
• HIDROMET - Portal de Hidrometeorologia do Estado do Pará Hydrometeorology portal providing meteorological data, rainfall measurements, and climate monitoring for the State of Pará.
• LDI - Lista de Desmatamento Ilegal do Estado do Pará Illegal deforestation tracking system that monitors and publishes the list of properties and areas involved in illegal deforestation in Pará.
• Selo Verde (Green Seal) Green Seal certification program that supports monitoring and evaluation of sustainable agricultural development policies and combating illegal deforestation.
• SISFLORA - Sistema de Comercialização e Transporte de Produtos Florestais System for managing the commercialization and transport permits of forest products, ensuring legal supply chain tracking.
• CBPA - Sistema de Cadastro de Barragens do Estado do Pará Dam registry system for querying information and managing dam safety records in the State of Pará.
• CERH - Cadastro Estadual de Recursos Hídricos State water resources registry for managing water use permits and hydric resources data in Pará.
• SEIRH - Sistema Estadual de Informações sobre Recursos Hídricos do Pará State water resources information system for managing comprehensive data about rivers, watersheds, and water usage in Pará.
• SIGERH-PA - Sistema de Gerenciamento de Recursos Hídricos do Pará Water resources management system for obtaining water authorization acts and managing water usage permits in Pará.
• DCC - Declaração de Corte e Colheita Cutting and harvesting declaration system for managing permits related to forest product extraction and harvesting activities.
• DAPP - Declaração Ambiental para fins de extração de palmito e frutos de açaí Environmental declaration system for the extraction of palm heart and açaí berries, enabling legal sustainable harvesting permits.
• Denúncias Ambientais e Processo Punitivo Environmental complaints and punitive process system for registering environmental denunciations, managing ties to properties, fines, and conciliation.
• SC²A - Sistema de Cálculo de Compensação Ambiental Environmental compensation calculation system for computing the financial compensation requirements for environmental licensing impacts.
• PRA - Programa de Regularização Ambiental Environmental Regularization Program system for managing adhesions, user ties, monitoring reports, and public consultations under the Forest Code.
• Portal do Regulariza Pará Transparency portal for the Regulariza Pará Program presenting strategies and actions for implementing the Forest Code instruments.
• SISFAP - Sistema de Fauna, Agricultura e Pesca System for managing wildlife, agriculture, and fisheries permits, authorizations, and registry data in Pará.
• Sistema de Monitoramento (Integrated Environmental Monitoring System) Integrated environmental monitoring system combining Agenda Verde, Agenda Marrom, and Agenda Azul data for comprehensive environmental surveillance.
• Ouvidoria (Ombudsman Service) Citizen ombudsman service for receiving complaints, praise, denunciations, suggestions, and public information requests, ensuring transparency and accountability.
• Biblioteca SEMAS (Environmental Information and Knowledge Center) Environmental information and knowledge center providing access to physical and digital publications, technical-scientific research, and environmental information resources for the State of Pará.
• SIC-PA Mobile Application Mobile application available on iOS and Android for citizen information requests, service tracking, and access to public information through SIC PA.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IBAMA (Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis): Brazil's federal environmental regulatory agency. IBAMA sets national environmental policy and licensing standards while SEMAS executes at state level for Pará; they share EIA, licensing, and enforcement mandates over the same Amazon region.
• ICMBio (Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade): Federal agency responsible for Brazil's protected areas and biodiversity conservation. SEMAS's Agenda Verde and biodiversity mandate overlaps directly with ICMBio's stewardship of conservation units, particularly in Amazonian states like Pará.

Emerging players

• Global Forest Watch (World Resources Institute): Independent deforestation monitoring platform. GFW provides satellite-based forest monitoring that overlaps with SEMAS's LDI and CAR data layers, and increasingly partners with sub-national agencies like SEMAS to provide near-real-time alerts.
• MapBiomas: Brazilian collaborative initiative producing annual land-use and land-cover maps including Amazon deforestation and regeneration. MapBiomas uses and validates state agency data like SEMAS's, and is increasingly integrated into environmental licensing workflows.

Others

• OEMAs (Órgãos Estaduais de Meio Ambiente – Brazilian state environmental agencies): Collective association of Brazilian state environmental agencies (ABEMA). The other 26 state-level agencies are all peers by mandate and function; ABEMA coordinates the network and provides a benchmarking/policy coordination point.

Direct peers

• SEMAD (Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Sustentável – Goiás): Goiás state's environmental and sustainable development secretariat. Performs comparable state-level environmental licensing, CAR registration, and forest monitoring, and shares the Cerrado biome context with parts of Pará.
• IAT (Instituto Água e Terra – Paraná): Paraná's environmental and water resources institute. Combines environmental licensing with integrated water resource management (analogous to SEMAS's SEIRH/CERH/SIGERH stack), serving as a structural peer.
• CETESB (Companhia Ambiental do Estado de São Paulo): São Paulo's state environmental agency. CETESB operates licensing, pollution control, and water/air quality monitoring systems analogous to SEMAS's Agenda Marrom/Agenda Azul, and is widely regarded as a benchmark for Brazilian state environmental agencies.
• INEA (Instituto Estadual do Ambiente – Rio de Janeiro): Rio de Janeiro's state environmental agency. INEA performs the same functions as SEMAS for Rio — environmental licensing, water resources (Agenda Azul-equivalent), forest and biodiversity management, and citizen-facing digital systems — making it the closest structural peer.
• SEMA (Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente do Amazonas): Amazonas state's environmental secretariat. Operates the same environmental licensing, CAR, and deforestation-monitoring functions as SEMAS, but in an adjacent Amazonian state — a directly comparable state-level peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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