Payment for services: the produtor de águas program as an instrument of environmental management in State of Pará
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https://doi.org/10.6008/SPC2179-6858.2016.001.0014Keywords:
Public Policies, Water Resources, Economic InstrumentAbstract
The use of economic instruments shown increasingly present among decision makers as front conservation alternative to increasing environmental degradation nowadays. Among the various types of economic instruments are highlighted increasingly in Brazil Payments for Environmental Services. This study aims to review the current situation of water resources management in the state of Pará, the possibility of implementing a water PSA program created by the Agência Nacional de Águas, named Produtor de Águas, and its reception within the Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente e Sustentabilidade. As a result, it can be seen that the state has some shortcomings in the management of this natural resource, the issue of environmental services permeating environmental discussions within this department, the joint to implement a water PSA pilot project in Para municipality and an appropriate administrative structure for planning and implementing such a program.
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