Law No. 8.198 establishing the State Policy on Environmental Services.

This Law establishes the State Environmental Services Policy in the State of Amazonas with the primary objective of recognizing, promoting, and valuing initiatives that contribute to the protection, recovery, conservation, and sustainable use of natural resources. It defines environmental services as the ecological benefits generated by natural or sustainably managed ecosystems, including biodiversity conservation, climate and hydrological regulation, protection of soil and water resources, carbon sequestration and storage, and the preservation of landscapes, sociobiodiversity, and cultural values associated with ecosystems. The policy seeks to strengthen the role of environmental conservation as a key component of sustainable development in the state. The law further aims to encourage sustainable land-use practices, restore degraded areas, and promote mechanisms for Payment for Environmental Services (PES). It recognizes Indigenous peoples, traditional communities, riverside populations, extractivists, and family farmers as important providers of environmental services and seeks to integrate environmental service initiatives with broader policies on sustainable development, agriculture, environmental protection, and climate change. To support implementation, the law provides for partnerships with public and private entities and civil society organizations, as well as the use of financial, fiscal, and credit incentives and the monitoring and evaluation of environmental outcomes.